It is said that the tension in the air during an India-Pakistan hockey match is so thick that it can be sliced with a knife. And as the traditional hockey rivals oil their sticks for yet another battle royale, this time at the Incheon Asian Games today, who else to better describe this than former India captain Dhanraj Pillay?


Dhanraj Pillay 

"The excitement, nervousness, call it whatever you want, before playing Pakistan, kicks in as early as dinner time the previous night. Yaha raat ka khana hazam hua, waha tension shuru (tension begins as soon as the food is digested).