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The Pakistan tour to India
The tour has generated intense interest from supporters of both teams. The sides have met frequently in one-day games but rarely in Tests. The two sides last met in Pakistan in 1989-90, and the last Pakistan tour of India was in 1986-87. Radical Hindus call off threat to Pakistan tourBOMBAY, Jan 21 (AFP) - Hindu militants Thursday suspended their violent campaign to disrupt the upcoming Pakistan cricket tour of India, following pressure from the government. Bal Thackeray, firebrand leader of the Hindu right-wing Shiv Sena party, made the decision following an emergency meeting in Bombay with federal Home Minister L.K. Advani. But in a joint statement released after the meeting, Thackeray made it clear that the campaign had not been called off indefinitely. [More]
Pakistani players warm up Indian cricket cries for help in ``hour of shame''BOMBAY, Jan 19 (AFP) - Indian cricket on Tuesday slammed an attack by Hindu militants on its headquarters in Bombay and urged the government to stand firm against fundamentalists opposed to Pakistan's upcoming tour. ``For the sake of cricket, I hope the tour goes on,'' said Sunil Dev, chief organiser of the second Test at the Ferozeshah Kotla stadium in New Delhi next month.
``If we bow to vandalism now, India and Pakistan may never be able to play at home again. I am sure the government will ensure
the tour goes ahead,'' he said.
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