Shoaib Malik says he enjoys playing in India
Although the bilateral cricket series between arch rivals Pakistan and India has dried up post November 2008 http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750.
"I enjoy playing in India in front of a packed crowd," said Malik at the installation ceremony of a state-of-the art tennis academy, established by the Jharkhand State Cricket Association (JSCA).
While the Chief Minister of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Jharkhand-c800 Mr. Arjun Munda was inaugurating the tennis academy, Indian tennis star Sania Mirza, accompanying her Pakistani husband Shoaib Malik, as the celebrity of the event.
The middle order batsman, who was overlooked by the selection committee while picking up the squad for the ongoing limited-overs series against the Proteas on the neutral venues of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/United-Arab-Emirates-c3033 (UAE), further added, that both the
subcontinent nations resemble each other in their customs and culture and there is hardly any difference between the two neighbours.
"The language of both the countries is same and so is the cuisine. There is no difference," the former Pakistan skipper said, adding that he never feels as thought he is in another country when he is in India.
Both Sania and Malik tied the knot in April earlier this year. Though a number of controversies embroiled the couple before their marriage, no post marriage controversy has so far been reported. The Indian tennis star Sania Mirza was warmly
welcomed and duly respected by the Pakistani government as well as the whole nation.
Responding to Shoaib’s comments, the Deputy Chief Minister of Jharkhand, Mr. Sudesh Mahto, called the Pakistan cricketer "our country's son-in-law".
The eminent couple also exchanged a few shots with the CM and his deputy.
Meanwhile, the President of Jharkhand State Cricket Association, Amitabh Choudhary, promised that a cricket stadium meeting the international standards, which is now under construction, would be completed by next year.
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