India-Pakistan Asiad engagements are over, except the men’s cricket final. India have won all, including hockey, squash and contact sports, except volleyball. Rivals have invariably shaken hands, exchanged high-fives, even hugs. The final will test this script. Asiad follows Olympic rules and must ensure a truce is called on cricket.
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