India and Pakistan have only recently resumed playing test matches together after a gap of more than a decade. And in the last one, in February, police drove 70,000 spectators out of Calcutta's Eden Gardens after objects were thrown onto the playing area. We have contingency plans to bring in more police if there are problems. Fans will not be allowed to take in alcohol, although bars in the ground will be open for business. India coach Aunshuman Gaekwad admitted that much was at stake, especially as India have to win to stay in the World Cup and Pakistan will be looking to steady their ship after losing their last two matches, one in the qualifying round to Bangladesh and then their opening second round match to South Africa.
Expectations are high.
Pakistan captain Wasim Akram sought to defuse any tension. We want everbody to enjoy the game of cricket. While Manchester has a large Asian community, Cumbes said it was impossible to tell just how big a portion they would make up of Tuesday's crowd. It must be remembered that 80 percent of all tickets for the game were sold before the competition started and most of the rest were sold before it was known who would be playing here. But I suspect that a lot of people will buy tickets on the black market.