AS chances of a bilateral series between India and Pakistan are getting brighter, cricketers from India and across the border heaved a sigh of relief. From former India captain Bishan Singh Bedi to Pakistan stalwart Mushtaq Mohammad, all seem to be gunning for the resumption of cricket ties between the two nations.

India captain MS Dhoni (right) shakes the hand of Pakistan’s Mohammad Hafeez after India’s Asia Cup match win at the Sher-a-Bangla Stadium in Dhaka on March 18, 2012. Pic/AFP.