Back to the drawing-board for India and Pakistan

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** Back to the drawing-board for India and Pakistan **

India and Pakistan are no closer to resuming cricket ties, according to an Indian news agency, after negotiations between the two countries stalled.

Both sides have shown a recent willingness to get out of the boardroom and onto the cricket field, and tentative tour plans had even been discussed, with one-day internationals in each country in September, followed by a full series in Pakistan in February 2004. But for the time being, it’s back to the drawing-board.

“After those few days of excitement, there is a general despondency in the two camps as we seem to be heading nowhere,” an unnamed cricket official was quoted as saying. “At the moment, I doubt if we could have any cricket between the two countries in September. But we cannot afford to be lax and want to keep everything in place should we get positive signals from the government.”

The Pakistan Cricket Board is particularly eager to resume ties. It is suffering a financial squeeze from cancelled tours and needs to play as much cricket as reasonably possible.

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Mushi himself says that his players dony want to play with India :slight_smile:

Cricket trivial, says Musharraf

The two teams did play each other during the World Cup
Pakistan’s president General Pervez Musharraf says cricket is trivial compared to wide issues dividing his country and India.
In recent months, both sides have shown a willingness to put aside political tensions between the two countries.

And Musharraf had expressed an interest in the resumption of cricket tours, but has appeared to change his stance.

“I would like cricket and all sporting ties to resume. But cricket is a trivial issue,” Musharraf said.

**“Let me tell you that my players don’t want to play with India.” **

Outside of multinational events, Pakistan and India haven’t met on the cricket field since Pakistan toured India in 1999.

The only encounters since have been in the Asia Cup in 2000 in Bangladesh and in the World Cup in South Africa in March.

The Press Trust of India reported on Thursday negotiations to resume competition had stalled.

It quoted an unnamed cricket official, who said: “After those few days of excitement, there is a general despondency in the two camps as we seem to be heading nowhere.”

The last two months have seen politicians and cricketers alike discussing the chances of restoring cricketing ties.

Full series

Tentative tour plans were even discussed by the countries’ cricket boards.

One-day internationals were to be held in each nation in September, followed by a full series in Pakistan in February 2004.

But the PTI’s source said: "At the moment, I doubt if we could have any cricket between the two countries in September.

“But we cannot afford to be lax and want to keep everything in place should we get positive signals from the government.”.

Unlike its Indian counterpart, the Pakistan Cricket Board is suffering a financial squeeze from cancelled tours and needs to play as much cricket as reasonably possible.

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I think Musharraf and the rest are tired of Indian govts constant backout from playing Pakistan and if thats the deal then Musharraf and others don't want to play but that doesn't mean it will change the resumption process between the 2 countries, lets hope both countries try hard.

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Mushi ka matlab hai “koi faida nahi bhainse ke agay been bajanay ka” :wink: :hehe:

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To kya mushi Officer giri ghhoR kar BEEN baja raha tha :hehe:

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I think some people are quite familiar with this term.