Pak wail over cancellation

KARACHI, JULY 3: Former Pakistani Test cricketers agreed today with Indian players who have called for an end to cricketing relations between the two countries.

The Pakistani players said relations should be suspended until India changed its views on matters such as the Kashmir conflict, which yesterday led to the scrapping of the annual Sahara Cup tournament between the two in Toronto in September.

8220;Pakistan should not compromise on nonsense. The door should be slammed on India until they realise that sports and politics are two different things,8221; former captain Intikhab Alam said.

8220;In the recent past we have played them in Canada and Sharjah. Now if we don8217;t play there, what difference would it make? But Pakistan should not tolerate irresponsible statements,8221; former Test paceman Aaqib Javed said.Indian cricket star Sachin Tendulkar yesterday said in New Delhi that while the two countries were fighting: 8220;It8217;s very hard to go out there and play on a cricket field.8221;