Pakistan and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 discuss the proposal of cricketing ties between women cricket teams – Cricket News Update
Pakistan and India discussed the option of establish cricketing ties between the women cricket teams of the two neighbouring countries, during the 2-day foreign secretary-level dialogue, that ended yesterday in Islamabad, Pakistan.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Salman-c88163 Bashir, and his Indian counterpart, Nirupama Rao, held two rounds of talks on June 23 and June 24, 2011, to discuss various outstanding issues, including trade, security, terrorism and Confidence Building Measures (CBMs)
between the two nations.
The proposal of setting up women cricketing ties was also tabled in the meeting and both the parties expressed willingness towards it. However, no formal agreement was signed in this regard.
Pakistan and India have women cricket teams which have achieved respect at the international level. The Women in Green won the Asian Games title last year and claimed a quadrangular series in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758 this year.
The game of cricket is getting equally popular among both men and women in the cricket crazy nations of Pakistan and India. The women cricketers are at par with men in terms of talent and skills but they do not have equal opportunities to play.
There is currently no formal tournament for women cricket teams in Asia. Some scattered series are held, but the precious talent is eroding and rusting.
Some analysts believe that if the dialogue between India and Pakistan sees the green light, the subcontinent will be having a full-time women cricket tournament in the future.
Apart from being political and territorial foes, Pakistan and India are regarded as two archrivals in international cricket. Any game between the two teams is a matter of life and death for the natives of both the countries.
Cricket has also been used as a diplomatic tool in the mutual relations of Pakistan and India, since last three decades.
Back in 80s, Gen http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Zia-ul-Haq-Naeem-c98605 devised a term, Cricket Diplomacy, to normalise the strained ties between the two states.
During the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Green-c60723 and Blue teams met in the semi-final game that the former lost.
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