Indo-Pak rivalry: too much hype?

AbhinavRellan, 21

It’s like any other series

between two fierce cricketing rivals with equal skill and ability. The media has hyped it

up too much. Mixing politics with cricket is

never a good idea.

MohdAkram, 21

A bilateral series between India and

Pakistan is only a contest between two competitive teams which is good for the game.

Let’s keep it at that.

AarushiGoyal, 18

A sport should be treated like a sport only,

adding other connotations to it is not good for

the game. During the Indo-Pak matches, the cricket field is turned

into a battlefield.

SushantYadav, 18

These matches are epic! The game goes to a different level when they play against each other with something special to it every time. So, the buzz it creates is truly justified.

DivyaNarula, 21

These matches aren’t overhyped because audience on both sides are equally excited to support their team. It gives us an adrenaline rush, making the event special.

SakshiNagpal, 21

I don’t think matches are overhyped because the nations have been staunch rivals since past. The mix of cricket and age old competition justifies the hype.

KushagraMehta, 21

The rivalry between the two should be limited to cricket. These matches are always fun to watch as the defeat is unacceptable to both. A healthy rivalry on the field is good.

LusheM, 18

Undoubtedly these matches are hyped as even after 65 years of independence, people still reel under old and crude sentiments. Sportsmanship of the gentleman’s game is thereby ruined.