ISLAMABAD – No doubt Kartarpur corridorlink was the focal pointof the connect between Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan and Punjab ChiefMinister Captain Amarinder Singh when they met on Saturday, but there wasanother, equally interesting subject of common interest they discovered andtalked about during the short bus ride from the Pak side of the zero lineto Kartarpur Sahib gurdwara, ANI has reported.
“Cricket, of course, is always a common thread between every Indian andPakistani. It bonds as well as it fires passions between the two sides. Butthis bus ride was one of bonding, with Captain Amarinder Singh helping Imran discover a special connect between their families, even though the two hadnot met before and did not know each other personally,” a statement fromoffice Chief Minister Singh read.
During the short journey, Captain Amarinder Singh told Khan that he hadseen him play during his cricketing days.
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During his conversation with Khan, Singh told the Pak premier that hisuncle, Jahangir Khan (who was married to Imran Khan’s maternal aunt,Mubarak, and was a cricketer during the British Raj era) had played forPatiala, along with Mohd Nisar, Lala Amarnath, fast bowler Amar Singh andthe two Ali batsmen (Wazir Ali and Amir Ali), the statement read.
These seven players were part of the team captained by Amarinder Singh’sfather, Maharaja Yadvinder Singh, in 1934-35, for India and forPatiala, a fascinatingbit of information that Imran enjoyed hearing from the Chief Minister, thestatement added.
The bus ride lasted for less than five minutes, but, “thanks to cricket, itwas enough to break the ice between Imran Khan and Captain Amarinder.”
