Even after the President of the BCCI was assaulted by goons at Bombay, and the Pakistani team was threatened with death if they entered India. When you are a sportsman, you expect pressure. After all, there s a lot of people who are placing the hopes and dreams on your shoulders - and, sadly, just as many who would like nothing better than to see you humiliated. Maybe I m being melodramatic. But by doing so, the last thing one can be branded is stupid.
Respect is earned by one s actions.
On another level, the politics has prevented us fans from watching some incredible cricket. The destructiveness of Waqar and Wasim pitted against the wiles of Tendulkar and Azharuddin. In any case, the past is the past. Now we must sit in anticipation of what must be an incredible series. Here s hoping the weather has nothing to say, and best of luck to both teams.