| Everyone in the cricketing world is precisely aware of | | | | and every wicket lost causes big furors in not just |
| how cricket matches are played between India and | | | | the crowds but also amongst the players on the field. |
| Pakistan. Ever since they started playing cricket, the | | | | Gestures by the rival players, verbal exchanges |
| fan following the game has raised the game to a | | | | between them - oh - nothing can stop them from |
| higher level of rivalry than the much hyped, century | | | | further fuelling the element of entertainment to the |
| old Ashes Series between England and Australia; not | | | | crowd as well as those watching it on television, no |
| to mention the telecast rights that sell for astonishing | | | | matter where the match is played and no matter |
| sums of money which is many times over what an | | | | what fan is doing it the nick of the moment. Office |
| Ashes series commands. | | | | or at home, both Indians and Pakistanis let their |
| Manifestation of Cricket Frenzy in India and Pakistan | | | | ecstasy vent out with complete disregard |
| Every single match between India and Pakistan was | | | | whatsoever. |
| played before packed houses which can not be seen | | | | Cricket Match Setting Off Major Family Functions |
| in any cricket match played between any countries in | | | | There are occasions when major family functions like |
| this world. This holds good of any match venues, not | | | | weddings are put off or at least differed to avoid |
| just in India or Pakistan, but in neutral venues like | | | | coinciding of it with a match-up between India and |
| Sharjah, Canada and Singapore. Sample a few | | | | Pakistan. Wedding parties ensure a date for the |
| statements that justify my arguments here. | | | | wedding when there is no match being played, not |
| | | | just because they want to watch it but because of |
| 1. Commentator Tony Greg, in a Sharjah match, has | | | | the fear of no or poor turn out to their weddings. |
| gone on air as saying ever since India and Pakistan | | | | Restaurants, offices, clubs remain almost deserted on |
| have stopped fighting wars in 1971, they continued | | | | the match day. Now-a-days all restaurants put up |
| the fight on cricketing fields | | | | huge TV screens to attract their clientele. People of |
| 2. We would like to liken any game with Pakistan in a | | | | both the countries feel like fishes out of water if |
| World Cup tournament to the final match of that | | | | they miss a match or a part of it, although they can |
| tournament and winning it means winning the World | | | | watch repeat telecasts on later days. Video websites |
| Cup for us | | | | are stormed with hits to quench this gargantuan |
| Every single ball delivered, every single big shot hit | | | | thirst for the game in these cricket starved countries. |