GOOD MORNING: Indo-Pak trust deficit and cricket madness.

Byline: NUSRAT NASARULLAH

"For it is your business when the wall next door catches fire": Horace, Roman poet and satirist. Of course there is a Bollywood between India and Pakistan that sketches out a relationship of some elusive entertaining dimension. Of course there is cricket that the two countries have played for almost sixty years now.

And which lends a battle like scenario and creates a war zone where runs and wickets matter. Is there a vicarious feeling between Indians and Pakistanis when they play cricket in particular. And of course there is the background of wars and hatred that underline the India Pakistan bonding and divide. The Indian role in East Pakistan breaking away is never to be overlooked or underplayed. And of course there is much much more. The British imperialist factor and common denominator is also a stage that needs to be kept in mind. …