ICC Cricket World Cup2011: 2nd Semi Final, 30 March 2011… India beat Pakistan by 29 runs…
Result:
India 260 for 9 beat Pakistan 231 all out, by 29 runs
India 260 for 9 beat Pakistan 231 all out, by 29 runsPakistan Playing Eleven: Mohammad Hafeez, K Akmal (W), Shafiq, Younus Khan, Misbah-ul-Haq, U Akmal, Shahid Afridi (C), Razzaq, Riaz, Gul, Saeed Ajmal
India Playing Eleven:
Sehwag, Tendulkar, Gambhir, Kohli, Yuvraj Singh, Dhoni (C/W), Raina, Harbhajan Singh, Z Khan, Nehra, Patel
Sehwag, Tendulkar, Gambhir, Kohli, Yuvraj Singh, Dhoni (C/W), Raina, Harbhajan Singh, Z Khan, Nehra, Patel
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might field Shoaib Akhtar also known as 
in the playing eleven for the Indo-Pak world cup semifinal, for devastating the Indian batting lineup. 
and their team management should not worry about the world class Pakistany fast bowler as he might not unleash terror in the game as he used to do in the past. Secondly, the Indian team has the world’s strongest batsmen adequately capable to convert his deadly delivery into huge boundaries and sixes. 
Semifinal match serves as diplomatic arena for both governments…
and ministers usually do not bother about sports and games and keep their attention at the vote bank. I felt a bit more excited with this news especially at a moment when the representatives of the government have been facing corruption charges in the cases of Commonwealth Games, 2G spectrum, wiki-leaks, 
and a dozen other disclosures that led to the opposition demand for the resignation of the Prime Minister. 
. 
and the 
of Pakistan should accept the invitation. I was not convinced with this theory and thought that it might be the brainchild of the media. I still feel that the President and the Prime Minister of any country are not supposed to consult their Armies for attending to international issues like watching a cricket match in a neighboring 
. 
languishing in Pakistani jails for more than 27 – 30 years, possibly as a good will gesture and as an acknowledgement to the surprising invitation. 
by publically warning the 
not to indulge in sports crimes like match fixing. It was also said in the media that the telephones of the Pakistan team players were being tapped. 
. The bitter memories of 
are still fresh in our memory when the Indian politicians and ministers queued up for being photographed with the gold-medalists. We still remember that some Indian Olympic officials attended the 
, in spite of the fact that they were facing corruption charges and inquiries against the alleged corruption done by them, to the tune of billions of Rupees, in the CWG. 
semifinal and hope and wish that the spirits of the 
will surge to their heights ensuring their 
against Pakistan. 
