Manmohan Singh for early normalisation of cricketing ties with Pakistan

After watching the exciting Indo-Pak World Cup semifinal with his Pakistan counterpart Yousaf Raza Gilani, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh pitched for early normalisation of bilateral cricketing ties.

"Cricket has become a uniting factor and I think one thing which we can agree is that the sporting links between our two countries should be normalised as early as possible," Singh said.

Singh said this in opening remarks of his speech at the dinner he hosted in honour of Gilani at the Punjab Cricket Association Club House at Mohali during the India-Pakistan World Cup cricket match yesterday.

India trumped Pakistan by 29 runs to enter the final and take on Sri Lanka.