MUMBAI: In damage-control mode after having referred to India as "dushman mulk (enemy country)," Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) managing committee chairman Zaka Ashraf did an about-turn on Friday, piling on the praise even as the Pakistan team received a rousing reception in Hyderabad. Pakistan's cricketers are on their first visit to India in seven years.
The PCB boss said, "The fantastic reception of the Pakistan team in India for the World Cup proves how much love the people of both countries have for each other's players. This love was evident by the reception arranged at the Hyderabad airport." Ashraf personally congratulated the Indians for arranging such a reception. He mentioned that whenever India and Pakistan step on to the field, "they emerge as traditional rivals but not enemies".
