The talk of India playing Pakistan in international cricket is heating up and the idea has got support from cricketing fraternity all round the world. Players from both teams, including their captains MS Dhoni and Misbah-ul Haq are raring have a go at each other and why not. India versus Pakistan has been the battle of all battles. There have been some intense competition between both side and the whole world comes to a standstill when these two cricketing giants take on each other.

The latest of that example was the semi-final match against Pakistan during the 2011 World Cup, when everything stopped and all eyes were set on the cricket field to watch the epic battle. India won the contest and people celebrated as if India won the World Cup. With cricket being so monotonous these days, the fans need competitions like this.

The talks started with India allowing Sialkot to participate in the Champions League. India and Pakistan have not played a bilateral series since the time of the terrorist attack that took place in Mumbai in the year 2008.

Pakistan Cricket Board chief Muhammad Zaka Ashraf, who was in India to watch the IPL finals, said that it will be great if the two nations start playing each other. He said that they are ready to change their calendar if BCCI agrees for a series against Pakistan. Ashraf said that Pakistan board is ready to be flexible in their approach and they are hoping that the Indian board will reciprocate.

Pakistan’s one-day and Test captain, Misbah-ul Haq too was of the opinion that both the teams should have a match pretty soon as the fans from both countries are very keen to see the contest. He added that the contest has been missed by the fans and they deserve to see the teams playing again.

Misbah has found support from his counterpart in MS Dhoni. Dhoni, who in a recent press conference said that if Pakistan come here and play us; nothing would be better than that! “We are open for it. But according to schedule, I don't know where it will fit.”

In any case stopping cricket matches between the two sides doesn’t make much sense because there hasn’t been problem conducting a match between the two sides, neither there hasn’t been any signs of violence whenever the two teams have faced each other. Terrorism is a serious problem and there have to be better ways to tackle it than to stop playing cricket against a particular team.

A simple question that all would like to ask the government is that has terrorism stopped after 2008? Has prohibiting Pakistan players from playing against India in anyway had repercussions on the infiltrators? Aren’t they crossing the borders at oresent? Hundreds of lives are lost every month due to militancy within the country. So which sports and teams would the government target to curb insurgency within India?

What the people at helm of affair should understand is that sports have no boundaries. It’s just a thing that brings people closer to hearts. It’s a thing to prove once supremacy without shooting a single bullet. And even in moment of a loss, it does more good than harm to the people and the nation.

For example take the business prospective of n Indo-Pak match. Looking from the business point both nations will benefit if they play a series. Broadcasters have always been ready to pay a huge sum keeping in mind the following these two teams have. Apart from the money it will be a great contest to see some of the world’s finest talent take on each other. India-Pakistan match brings the best out of a player and it is a contest that the whole world is eager to watch.

So it’s high time to people concerned in both the countries stop playing games with the emotions of the people and instead of policising sports, should work for a cause which in any way will help India and Pakistan both monetarily, emotionally and help in spreading brotherhood.