The physics Nobel laureate Richard Feynman famously said, “If you are not completely confused by quantum mechanics, you do not understand it.” You could say the same about Indo-Pak cricket too. Did India carry away an imaginary trophy from an imaginary tournament where Tilak Varma made a brilliant imaginary half-century?

Will Operation Sindoor continue with the women’s World Cup (India play Pakistan in Colombo on Sunday)? Will skipper Harmanpreet Kaur also be co-opted in the war effort and be expected to donate her match fees to the army like Suryakumar Yadav did?

If India ever lose to Pakistan in any sport anywhere at any time again, will it mean a setback to Operation Sindoor which seems to be an on-going war unlikely to earn President Trump even an imaginary Nobel Prize?

Should Pakis

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