They never seem to understand. Both India and Pakistan hockey is, all said and done is on the wane, the former on a fast track.
In such a situation, what is not desired is the violent acts on the field. The one that the Hyderabad spectators witnessed during the semifinal is totally avoidable.
In such a meleee where blows are exchanged and each other elbow the other with stick, it is difficult to say firmly who was at fault and who started it all.
The fact of the matter is, blows were exchanged, and at least one player was bleeding albeit not much, won’t do good for the game.
In the last ten years or so, India-Pakistan did not witness any acts similar to this, despite figuring in five bilateral test series.I was witness when Kamran Ashraff, Pakistan team coach, here telling the players this is totally unwarranted. Think of the situation, and you all need to maitain cool. This he said during the halftime
We said.