da dobrowin： Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee today justified India’s decisionto pull out of the Asian Test championship starting later this monthsaying it was not the opportune time to resume cricketing ties withPakistan
26-Aug-2001Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee today justified India’s decisionto pull out of the Asian Test championship starting later this monthsaying it was not the opportune time to resume cricketing ties withPakistan.Replying to a question from reporters in Lucknow, Vajpayee refused tocompare cricket ties between India and Pakistan with a dialoguebetween the two countries. “Talks are always held between two leadersor two Governments but there is a huge crowd (Jamghat) in a cricketmatch and it (Indo-Pak relations) is a very sensitive matter,”Vajpayee said after one-day tour of his constituency.Earlier, the Indian Government had refused permission for the cricketteam to travel to Pakistan to play in an Asian Test Championship matchin September.