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Old 27th April 2008, 22:30   #382 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Virtuoso View Post
Yeah about that depending on what time/form of travel. Last time I made the journey it was from Chandigarh to Jalandhar very early morning, took a little over 3 hours I'd say. There's an ever-increasing interest in Cricket in Punjab now, my cousin was telling me that all of a sudden there's a lot more facilities open to youngsters interested in the game; far more youth teams, new pitches created etc. All sounds pretty positive.
Cricket has been the most popular sports in India for over a decade now. I remember, kids in my area used to play on the roofs or on the streets with those rubber balls which used to get ripped after about 5 overs. Good to see more investment to improve facilities.
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