NEW DELHI, JAN 13: ``Our interest is to play tension-free cricket. I am sure cricketers and cricket-followers from both countries are looking forward to tension-free contest between India and Pakistan,'' Brig Saeed Ahmad Rafi, the Pakistan Cricket Board's emissary, said after visiting the Ferozeshah Kotla grounds early this morning to take stock of the security arrangements for the India-Pakistan Test.``From the cricketing point of view, we (Pakistan) are looking for a positive, but tension-free, game. We are keen to play good cricket but at the same time want full security for our players in the present circumstances so that the players can concentrate on the game and not be bothered about other things,'' he said categorically.After inspecting the Kotla wicket which was damaged by activists of the Shiv Sena last week, the PCB representative said: ``The ground and the wicket looks alright.''Brig Rafi, who arrived in the Capital two days ago, was accompanied to the ground by Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA) officials, including president Ram Babu Gupta, vice-president C K Khanna, chief administrator Col A T Gajraj and convenor of security committee Sunil Khanna. The DDCA officials explained the steps being taken by the association as well as the Central and State governments, regarding security to players.Brig Rafi also inspected the two dressing rooms to satisfy himself about security. When asked whether he was satisfied with the condition of the wicket, Brig Rafi said: ``Any damage can be repaired as long as efforts are made. It looks alright now.''But looking at the ground from the centre, he asked whether the ground wasn't small. ``It looks like a Multan ground,'' he said. He was, however, informed by the DDCA officials that it was a 65-yard boundary.Brig Rafi also enquired whether enough security measures were being taken to stop `unwanted people' from entering the stadium. He was told that the boundary wall at the petrol pump side were being raised and all necessary precautions were being taken.As he left the grounds after his 15-minute visit, Brig Rafi was asked whether he would return to Delhi to witness the Test match. ``Yes, definitely. Please keep a ticket for me,'' he quipped amidst laughter.Brig Rafi is scheduled to leave for Calcutta this evening where he will see security arrangements at Eden Gardens and is likely to hold talks with CAB officials and ICC chairman Jagmohan Dalmiya. He will return to the Capital and hold further talks with Home Ministry officials before returning to Islamabad.Meanwhile, the DDCA officials are reported to have sought assistance of BSF personnel to be employed inside the stadium during the match to keep a vigil on movement of miscreants. The Home Ministry has assured us of all possible help and assistance, a DDCA official said this morning.``After Brig Rafi's visit, we are now more assured that the Pakistan tour will go on and that we (Delhi) will get an opportunity to host the Test,'' a much-relieved Ram Babu Gupta said.
