17-02-2005

India Questions Matching Pakistan’s Hospitality

via usa.cricinfo.com

It’s a fear palpably felt by every Indian who set his or her foot in Pakistan during those magical days. Like us, he had seen doors and hearts open, he had felt the warmth and goodwill which was too spontaneous to have been a put on, he had seen the Indian flags flying proudly in the stands, seen pictures of Indian revelers on the streets of Lahore, and like us, he too is wary about if India can match the grace and the hospitality. Will we see Pakistani flags fluttering in our grounds? Will we see a procession of Pakistani bikers on our streets? Will we able to celebrate the event of cricket irrespective of who wins?