Re: Feeling genuinely sorry for Pakistani fans…
And it probably won’t be the last time (and I do not mean it in a bad or negative way). No sane person could defend or not feel an instant aversion towards what happened in Mumbai. It was a crime by all accounts but it should n’t also mean that we maintain that deep-seated (it probably won’t ever go away no matter what your family upbringing or level of education) mistrust and hate against each other. There will always be extremists and criminals in this world and one cannot absolutely rule out another mishap despite ones best intentions and efforts; sane voices on both sides should still continue to work for peace and development (incl. human) in the region. As opposed to perception, ISI is not the only bad guy here, let me first assure you of that. Infact ISI and RAW do exactly the same dirty work for their respective countries. This must stop first… this discussion is for another forum. The people on both sides just want peace with honour and dignity
I am not too impressed with the partisan behaviour of indian crowds, the fact that they are not true cricket fans just indian team fans. They are not really appreciative of good cricket and go (pin-drop) silent as soon as Sachin gets out or indian wickets start falling or boundaries are hit against home bowlers. It is a very unhealthy and unsporting attitude. This I have only seen in India. Sri Lankan, Pakistani and Bengali crowds are much much better in this regard. They obviously might not clap or cheer as passionately as they would normally do for their own teams but they would always cheer good cricket from opposition players