World T20 kicks off: No clear-cut winners in the tournament

New Delhi, Mar 14: There has never ever been a doubt over Pakistan playing in the World Twenty20, despite their posturing over security, and insisting on written assurance from the Indian government.

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Left to Pakistani players, they would have unanimously said they would love to play in India as skipper Shahid Afridi amplified their feelings on arrival in Kolkata.

He went a step further saying that his players are loved in India more than in Pakistan and that there's nothing like playing cricket with India.

Predictably, some of his compatriots, surprisingly former cricketers, didn't like Afridi's love for the Indians and his advocacy of playing cricket to restore peace between the two countries.