PAKISTAN/ INDIA: PAKISTAN CRICKET TEAM STILL PLANNING TOUR OF INDIA DESPITE HINDU ACTIVISTS DAMAGING THE PITCH IN NEW DELHI

Record ID: 981028

  • Title: PAKISTAN/ INDIA: PAKISTAN CRICKET TEAM STILL PLANNING TOUR OF INDIA DESPITE HINDU ACTIVISTS DAMAGING THE PITCH IN NEW DELHI
  • Date: 8th January 1999
  • Summary: KARACHI, PAKISTAN (JANUARY 8, 1999) (REUTERS) 1. PAKISTANI CRICKET TEAM PRACTISING 2. COACH JAVED MIANDAD SAYING, "Obviously, there is a fear among players. There is tension if we go there (India) and hear these reports. We don't know what is going to happen afterwards. But, I hope we will get good security and the boys won't have any problem". (ENGLISH) 3. CAPTAIN WASIM AKRAM SAYING, "We don't have to worry about what happened in India as long as we have the assurance of the Indian government of providing security to the Pakistan cricket team. I believe it has definitely added pressure on us after this particular incident, but we still want to play cricket in India and it is entirely up to the governments and cricket boards of the two countries to decide". (ENGLISH) 4. PROTESTERS BURNING AN EFFIGY OF BAL THACKERAY, LEADER OF HINDU FUNDAMENTALIST SHIV SENA PARTY NEW DELHI, INDIA (RECENT) 5. PITCH AT FEROZESHAH KOTLA GROUND DAMAGED BY SHIV SENA ACTIVISTS Initials Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
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  • Location: KARACHI,PAKISTAN, NEW DELHI, INDIA
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  • Country: Pakistan India
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