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Article: Jonty busy sharing the magic around
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- The Independent (London, England)
- Article date:
- March 2, 1996
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Pakistan is submitting eagerly to the cult of Jonty Rhodes, the
world's leading diving-stop specialist. He is the star of the
"Share the Magic" posters Sellotaped on to any spare bit of wall by
the sponsors, and fans hog the courtesy phones at the team hotel
trying to give him flowers. He even appeals to political activists.
During South Africa's match against England in Rawalpindi a lot
of noise was coming from spectators waving banners calling for the
"liberation" of Kashmir. Kashmir has been disputed territory since
partition in 1947, and the tournament organisers had infuriated
Pakistani sensitivities by including Kashmir in their laser map of
India.
So it wasn't surprising that armed ...