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Just not cricket: how India-Pakistan tensions spill onto the pitch
NEW DELHI, India: India and Pakistan’s refusal to shake hands during their Asia Cup cricket matches bent the code of the so-called “gentleman’s game,” as sport once again served as a proxy battlefield. The tournament marks the first meeting between the nuclear-armed neighbors since their armies clashed in May — a four-day exchange of artillery, drones and missiles that killed more than 70 people. The sporting rivals do not play bilateral matches, meeting only at neutral venues during international tournaments.
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