Cricket:
Latest: India 600 beat Pakistan 224 & 245 by an innings and 131 runs. India completed a historic series victory by beating Pakistan by an innings and 131 runs in Rawalpindi.
ie. gave them a thorough beating
They picked up the last eight wickets for 196 to win with more than four sessions to spare. Leg-spinner Anil Kumble was the most successful bowler with 4-47 and he was well supported by seamer Laksmipathy Balaji, who took 3-108. The main resistance came from Asim Kamal, who battled his way to 60 not out despite an elbow injury.
Sport once again acts as a unifying influence upon nations. I can just see the Marines and the Jihadis playing football soccer on a dusty pitch outside Fallujah in a spirit of comradely respect - just as the English and Germans did in no man’s land during World War 1. |