Shastri & Sohail sweating it out, it's all hottening up !!
"Indian team is BMW, Pakistan an autorickshaw"- Ravi Shastri
Reported by Salik Aziz
A cricket match between India and Pakistan is never restricted to the cricketing field, one of the many reasons why it is not just a match. Apart from creating tension amongst the fans who are still in a hunt for the Mohali ticket, ex-cricketers from both sides of the boundaries are too found to be excited, tensed and supporting their sides explicitly.
In an Indian talk show, when the biggest match of the cup, was being discussed and previewed, Ravi Shastri, a former Indian cricketer, called Indian cricket team BMW and took the liberty to call Pakistan's team auto-rickshaw.
Amir Sohail, former Pakistan cricket team captain, who was also a part of the discussion replied in rather a gentle manner by reminding Ravi
"...when you are stuck in traffic, it is the rickshaw. That is to take you to the destination well within time".
Amir later went on to claim that India will never provide a green-top wicket to the Pakistan's side, and if they do, India will be playing in their hands. He also said" I heard someone saying that India will win on a green-top wicket, I dare to produce a green-top wicket and we will see that match".
Ravi, on the other hand, replied "If India play Pakistan 10 times on green-top, in a one-day game, in next six months, India will win 8 out of 10 times. Any part of the world, any territory, go and play India will beat them".
In the end it was Amir Sohail who accepted the challenge, or rather challenged, by saying "let's start from Mohali".
An Indo-Pak spares no one, not even the ex-players, it is all building up, it is contagious and the play has not even started yet. India and Pakistan are to face each other in the 2nd semi-final of the world cup 2011 on 30th March.