New Delhi. Pakistan’s former military dictator General Pervez Musharraf is no more in this world. Musharraf died in a hospital in Dubai. Due to illness, he was out of Pakistan for a long time. Cricket enthusiast Musharraf called the then captain of the Indian cricket team, Sourav Ganguly, and warned that if he did this again, a war would start between the two countries. Now the question arises that when, where and why did Musharraf say this to Ganguly. Come on, we tell you.
Actually, this incident is from the year 2004 when the Indian team went on a tour of Pakistan. Then India defeated Pakistan in both Test and ODI. Ganguly was very happy after winning both the series. Recalling that incident a few years back in Kolkata, ‘Dada’ said, ‘We could not celebrate that victory. I left the back gate of the hotel with my friends and went to the market for food. In terms of security, I did not take the police force with me, because guns were visible everywhere there. Someone saw us having food at Food Street. After some time I got a call from Intelligence and we had to return to the hotel. Although we had won the series, so I did not get scolded.
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‘Called Ganguly and said this thing’
Sourav Ganguly is one of the most successful captains of India. He captained Team India for many years. Under the leadership of Ganguly, Team India reached the final of the World Cup in 2003. According to Ganguly, ‘The next day at 11 am I received a call from Pervez Musharraf and he said not to do this from now on. Because if something untoward happens, there will be a war between the two countries.
Dhoni was advised not to cut his hair
General Pervez Musharraf was the President of Pakistan from 2001 to 2008. Musharraf is also considered responsible for the Kargil war in the year 1999. Musharraf was then the chief of the Pakistani army. Musharraf had praised Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s long hair when he visited Pakistan in 2006. He had advised Dhoni not to cut his hair.
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FIRST PUBLISHED : February 05, 2023, 14:29 IST