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    "editor1": "<p><strong>Kolkata, 19 March<\/strong>\u0964 Lamenting that politics was getting mixed up with sports, PCB chairman Shahryar Khan on Saturday batted for the revival of India-Pakistan bilateral cricketing ties, contending that the game can play an important part in improving cross-border relations.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>In the city to watch Saturday&#39;s high-octane World Twenty20 Cup group tie at the Eden Gardens, Khan praised the &#39;very fair&#39; Kolkata crowd and said an India-Pakistan clash holds significance for the entire world and not just the two countries alone.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;It&#39;s unfortunate that politics gets mixed up with sports, they are different entities and should not be mixed.&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;I am hopeful of the bilateral series being revived. In fact, during my meet with (Board of Control for Cricket in India president) Shashank Manohar, he assured me of India&#39;s desire to play bilateral series but said only condition was the government giving permission.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;The unfortunate fact is the government permission has not been given. But we are hopeful,&quot; the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chief said.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;An India-Pakistan match is not just significant for the two countries but for the entire world. Such a match affords the opportunity for people to people contact, people from both the countries get to meet each other, a cordial environment is created, so I feel, if both the governments want relations to move forward, it should be done through cricket,&quot; said Khan who in the recent past had made several attempts to get the bilateral series back on track.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Owing to diplomatic tension, the arch-rivals have not played any bilateral series for more than three years and the cricketing battles are restricted to multinational tournaments.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Talking about Saturday&#39;s crucial tie, Khan exuded confidence that his boys will do well, and pointed out that the Eden Gardens is a favourite hunting ground for the Pakistanis.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Calling Indian star Virat Kohli an outstanding batsman, Khan said the match was a clash between Pakistani bowling and Indian batting.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;No matter who wins the match, what we want is that it should be established that the people from both the countries want the India-Pakistan matches to happen and politics should not come in between sports. I think cricket can be a bridge between the two countries,&quot; Khan added.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><strong>Agency<\/strong><\/p>\r\n",
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