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March
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India
likely to play 3 seamers
Chandigarh, March
7
The start of a Test
series is always a very testing time for any captain. It will
be more so for Sourav Ganguly when his squad take on Pakistan
in the first Test beginning at the PCA Stadium in Mohali
tomorrow.
Yuvraj, Nehra
left out of squad
Mohali,
March 7
In what could be termed as a jolt to local fans, swashbuckling
batsman Yuvraj Singh and pace bowler Ashish Nehra have been
left out of the Indian squad for the first Test beginning at
the PCA Stadium here tomorrow.
‘Musharraf
won’t watch Kolkata Test’
New
Delhi, March 7
There is no truth in reports that Pakistan President Pervez
Musharraf would be watching the Indo-Pak cricket match in
Kolkata, sources told The Tribune today.
India
have edge in Tests: Rameez Raja
Wagah,
March 7
Former Pakistani batsman Rameez Raza today said India had an
edge over Pakistan in the Test series. He reached India along
with 578 Pakistani cricket enthusiasts today to watch the
first Test.
Bonhomie
won’t distract us from cricket
Baisakhi has come a month
earlier to Chandigarh. The weather, which was bitingly cold
just 10 days ago, has become extremely pleasant, and the
entire city is getting ready for the meeting not only of the
two teams but also of the Indian and Pakistani supporters.
Peace
warriors’ Test begins
Chandigarh,
March 7
The ‘warriors’ are here again after a gap of six years.
The last encounter at Mohali, a one-dayer, was tense and
tough, and even before the teams had landed, battelines had
been drawn. It was the first thaw and the colours of bonhomie
were muted.
Only
Hindu in Pak team visits Mansa Devi temple
Chandigarh,
March 7
Pakistani player Danish Prabhashankar Kaneria visited to Mata
Mansa Devi temple here, today. He is the only Hindu player of
the visiting Pakistani cricket team. He had ‘darshan’ of
goddess seek blessings. He was taken to the temple in a
Tribune car.
Pak
cricket fans turn businessmen
Sell dry
fruits, cloth
Chandigarh,
March 7
Pak guests who have come to the City Beautiful to watch the
high profile Indo-Pak Test match were seen in a different
orole taoday. Some of them have brought ‘saugaats’ for
their brethren here, but at a price.
Pak
team to miss Shoaib Akhtar
Chandigarh,
March 7
The Pakistan XI will certainly miss their star bowler Shoaib
Akhtar since he gives a scare to Indian batsmen. This was
stated by maestro spinner Harbhajan Singh. He came to the DAV
College cricket coaching centre, Sector 10, at the invitation
of DAV College Principal Subhash Marriya and former Test
player Yograj Singh. He was accompanied by local Indian team
manager Ranjit Bajaj.
In
hearts and homes of people
Mohali,
March 7
It is in the hearts and homes of the people of this township
that Pakistan and India came to being the one nation that we
were before the Partition. For those Mohali residents who had
offered to accommodate Pakistani visitors, the morning dawned
with their wishes coming true. And for the “brothers”
across the border, the greetings and welcome they received in
these houses was beyond their imagination.
Examinations
play spoilsport, say students
Chandigarh,
March 7
The Indo-Pak match is being held at the wrong time in the city
and school students couldn’t agree more. While cricket is
weighing on their minds, they have the arduous task of keeping
their heads buried in their books since it is examination time
as well. The excitement in the city is almost infectious and
the students are having a tough time keeping the cricket
frenzy at bay.
Do
away with trade barriers, say Pakistani guests
Chandigarh,
March 7
Impressed by quality products available at less rates in
India, a section of young Pakistani traders stressed the need
for doing away with trade barriers to allow an integrated
India, Pakistan and Bangladesh market to take on the European
Union.
Shakeel
dreams of a role in Indian films
Mohali,
March 7
Here is a fan from Pakistan, the likes of whom Sanjay Dutt
will not even find in India. Shakeel, a budding journalist
from Pindi, Pakistan, has a collection of over a thousand
photos of the actor. “The craze started in 1992 when I saw
his film “Khalnayak.” Since then I have collected each and
every picture of Sanjay Dutt. I have at least 30 albums of
these pictures now,” he said.
CM to
host dinner for Pak guests
Chandigarh,
March 7
The Chandigarh Club will host qawaalli night to entertain
guests from Pakistan on March 11. It has been also chosen as
the venue for hosting dinner for 2500 persons from Pakistan by
Punjab Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh on March 9.
Police
counters to assist Pak guests
Chandigarh,
March 7
The police has set up special counters at Cricket Stadium in
Sector 16 and at the police Headquarters in Sector 9 to
provide information and assistance to Pakistani guests.
Panchkula
impresses visitors from Pak
Panchkula,
March 7
The 300 Pak visitors to the township, impressed by the lush
green gardens, compare it to Islamabad — the most beautiful
city in Pakistan. In town as part of the team visiting India
for the Indo-Pak test match at Mohali, the visitors from
across the borders say that they were impressed with the
gardens here.
One
held for selling tickets on black market
Mohali,
March 7
A resident of Phase X here was today arrested on a charge of
selling tickets on the black market of the cricket Test match
between India and Pakistan starting tomorrow.
Bureaucrat
couple’s son has brush with cops
Mohali,
March 7
Ranjit Bajaj, local manager of the Indian Cricket team and son
of a Punjab bureaucrat couple, had a scuffle with a policeman
here outside the PCA main gate this afternoon.
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