'Cricket for peace'A love of cricket is one thing the two sides can agree on. In 1987, Pakistan's then military ruler Ziaul Haq stunned India with a surprise visit to a Test match in Jaipur. Pitch gardeningIn 1991, spade-wielding activists from India's Hindu right-wing Shiv Sena party dug up the pitch at Mumbai's Wankhede Stadium to prevent Pakistan's cricket tour. Security fears forced Pakistan to call off two more tours in 1993 and 1994 before returning for the 1996 World Cup. In 1999, Shiv Sena struck again, damaging the pitch at New Delhi's Feroz Shah Kotla stadium ahead of a Test match, but authorities repaired it in time.