Hyderabad, Aug. 2 -- Cricket matches between India and Pakistan have produced plenty of tense moments on the field. However, off the field, there has usually been a cordial relationship between the players of both sides. Nevertheless, sometimes there have been incidents that produced another kind of tension that had nothing to do with cricket.

In his autobiography titled Fearless, the former international cricketer Mohinder Amarnath has written about one such incident which created a few anxious moments for all the concerned people, but also seemed amusing in hindsight.

Mohinder has written about a series between the two countries that was being played in Pakistan. In those days, there used to be a rest day in the middle of a five-day T...