tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070362.post1194040667836959921..comments2023-11-02T19:19:15.129+05:30Comments on Death Ends Fun: Same bloodDilip D'Souzahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08221707482541503243noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070362.post-60046460478149442882007-07-02T22:45:00.000+05:302007-07-02T22:45:00.000+05:30Suresh, thanks for the RoW/Aus reminder (what a fi...Suresh, thanks for the RoW/Aus reminder (what a fine clip of Sobers, incidentally). Inti was indeed the coach of Punjab, as recently as last year if I'm not mistaken. It's a good question, why not noise from Israel? I'm going to have to think about that one.<BR/><BR/>And I'm following the Mirza/Peer pairing. Hope they go far.<BR/><BR/>pavitra: why would there not be uproar? We are, after all, the country that has dug up pitches and vandalized cricket board offices and trophies just because Pakistan was scheduled to come play matches in India. Seems like a solid enough history to base future predictions on.Dilip D'Souzahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08221707482541503243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070362.post-88125735061869442412007-06-28T21:36:00.000+05:302007-06-28T21:36:00.000+05:30Sorry for the follow-up but just wanted to mention...Sorry for the follow-up but just wanted to mention that the Rest of the World v/s Australia was in 1971-72. If you are interested, you can catch a brief glimpse of one of the highlights of that series: Sobers' 254 which Don Bradman described as the best ever innings played in Australia over here:<BR/><BR/>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4SzfWtTZOtA<BR/><BR/>And just heard that Sania Mirza is partnering Israel's Shahar Peer in the ladies doubles at Wimbledon. Hope no idiot makes anything of it.<BR/><BR/>S.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070362.post-38216499946554023922007-06-28T21:20:00.000+05:302007-06-28T21:20:00.000+05:30Indians and Pakistanis have played together in the...Indians and Pakistanis have played together in the past also...going far back, the short-lived Rest of World v/s Australia series in was played in the midst of India-Pakistan tensions, even through the war. I think Gavaskar discusses the amicable relationship between the Indians and Pakistanis in general in the midst of what must have been a very testing time in his autobiography. Certainly, I remember Gavaskar stating how Inthikab Alam would be handed chits by some Australia-based Pakistani (in a restaurant, I think) giving the progress of the war (or whatever) and how "Inti" would crush the chits and throw them away without looking at them. (Good to know that Inti's liberalism - not sufficiently appreciated in India, I think - has more-or-less remained with him...I think he was (still is?) the coach of the (Indian) Punjab cricket team a couple of years back.)<BR/><BR/>While it is good to have such relationships, there is no point in overstating their importance. First, most Pakistanis (like Indians) don't particularly care - the noise, as usual, is being made by a small number of idiots. Second, and you might want to address this, why don't we hear of such noises from Israel, though there is no shortage of idiots there either?<BR/><BR/>SureshAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070362.post-33265475870264471952007-06-28T13:54:00.000+05:302007-06-28T13:54:00.000+05:30Just one word - beautiful !!Just one word - beautiful !!Prasoonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03761262579697169344noreply@blogger.com