India v Pakistan – a life and death battle
Sport, George Orwell wrote, ‘is war minus the shooting’.Sadly, when the contest is India-Pakistan, and the sport is cricket, the distinction isn’t always apparent.PETER ROEBUCK: Game to stop a subcontinentTonight’s Cricket World Cup semi-final is the first match between the two nations since 10 Pakistani terrorists laid siege to India’s largest city Mumbai in 2008, killing more than 170 people.

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