New Delhi, Sept. 3 -- Former Pakistan captain Wasim Akram has urged fans to separate cricket from the political and historical tensions surrounding India and Pakistan, saying matches between the two sides should not become a reason for lasting hostility.
Akram, speaking on the 1 Mint podcast, said fans should accept the result of a game and move on instead of viewing every India-Pakistan contest through the lens of past conflicts.
"People have too much time. Why can't they understand? It's only a frikkin game. At the end of the day, it's just a match. Somebody has to win, somebody has to lose. And move on to the next one. But no, what happened many moons ago still lingers. Revenge and all is so 1970. It's the classic 'an empty mind is a d...