CT clash would boost Indo-Pak relationship, hopes PCB

Karachi, Sep 15 (PTI) Pakistan will lock horns with their
arch-rivals India in the upcoming Champions Trophy as Pakistan
Cricket Board (PCB) is hopefull that the encounter would be
the first step towards improving bilateral relationship.

"I just hope the Pakistani and Indians living in South
Africa take the match as a sport and there is no bitterness
from it," Wasim Bari, Chief Operating Officer of the Pakistan
Cricket Board, said Tuesday.

"The final outcome must be accepted sportingly and I hope
the expatriates and visitors from both the countries enjoy the
match only as a sport and nothing more," he added.

Pakistan will take on India at Centurion on September 26.

This would be the first ODI between the two countries
after the Mumbai terror attacks in November last year, which
strained the bilateral relationship.

The Indian government did not allow its cricketers to
travel Pakistan earlier this year for a scheduled Test series,
while the latter also stopped their players from appearing in
the Indian Premier League.

"It is a good opportunity for people of both countries to
come together and enjoy a good cricket contest. The match can
also serve to improve relations and remove any distrust. This
is a sport and the result should be accepted sportingly," said
Bari, who is also a former captain. MORE PTI COR
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