One just fails to understand that why our cricket-crazy public is fuming after our heroes QF exit from the World Cup. Defeats are nothing new to us. We are used to regular setbacks. Isn't it enough that we have already won two World Cups in International cricket? We also reached the final of 1999 World Cup. Blind Cricket Team and Under-15/19 Team World Cup triumphs are in addition to that. Moreover, as a nation we are also too good at in relating any current shit to any previous shit that happened at any point of time in the past! Like in 92 birds used to fly and so as in 2015!! Even the birds are not aware of this. Trust me, rest of the world can never come up with such kind of trivia with ingenious resemblances which we can come up with. So mere winning WC is nothing. One should have such qualities. Also, it is good that Pakistan lost this time as we should also give other teams a chance to try their luck especially South Africa and New Zealand. It will be a violation of human (thinking) rights if we always keep thinking that we should be winning. Even if we are not part of Big 3, we should always take care of other team's feelings and emotions! Afterall, out of 14 teams conresting in WC, there could inly be one winner and 13 other teams have to return without the winners trophy.
In 1999 WC, we lost to Bangladesh, which helped them to gain Test status. See what an eternal reward we are getting. Bangladeshi women pray for our country and cricketers first, before praying for their country and themselves! Isn't it great? Now we lost to Australia after all they are in-laws of one of our national hero. So can't we do such a small favor to him this time? Don't you remember those two balls that he bowled in 92 Final? So, can't you do this much for him?
There is no charm in winning; the charm is only in having players with great potential in the team. So what if our batsmen didn't click at the right time? Even the best of computer mouse' sometimes doesn't click when you need it the most especially one of those ocassions when your Dad makes a surprise visit to your room or your boss to your office cabin? :D Isn't it enough that Pakistan has players like Shahid Afridi Boom Boom. Not only he can score nothing in crucial matches but he can do that with more than 100% strike rate. So forget the World Cup. It's nothing; we had Afridi and the rest of the world can only dream of another one like him ever. After all, strike rate, aggression, looks and taking selfies are more important than winning. A team can take more headlines, in having the boom boom, in the world media than by winning the World Cup. All bowlers in the world fear him and respect him, off the pitch. Isn't that great?
We no longer need Misbah-ul-Haq. He is a pathetic batsman and captain. He plays too slow. He is coward too. We need Afridi. He bleeds aggression and leaves footmarks of aggression on the field and pitch everywhere he walks. He never consumes too many balls. Misbah scores 34 in 58 balls; Afridi scores a 23 off 21 balls and leaves the crease without consuming anyfurther balls. Misbah always does the expected i.e the Tuk Tuk. While Afridi always does the unexpected i.e expecting that he will shine. So Misbah should be sacked before he himself retires from ODI's.
One feels sorry for Younis Khan, Nasir Jameshed and Yasir Shah for not having their complete and utmost part in Pakistan's defeat and the QF exit. They must be very much disappointed a team is to consist of 11 players and not 14. But they must have enjoyed their eight-week leisure trip. Let us hope they will be part of the team's next defeat!
Grant Flower is a great coach. Forget Miandad or Zaheer Abbas or any other batting legend as a Coach. Flower is better. Ever since he was appointed as coach, other teams bowling’ performance against Pakistan is getting better and better. Isn't a positive sign? We should not always think of our team. Other teams also play to bowl and win. We have already won too many matches. Excess of good in batting, fielding and winning is bad. So why worry? Our team has achieved something which other teams can't even think of. Others win with so many overs to spare. We lose with so many overs to spare. We don't play full quota of overs because we do not believe in the adage that haste makes waste! It's always better earlier than late because if we ourselves batted full quota of overs with enough wickets in hand, the other side might lose. And that's not fair! We cannot afford to put others at risk for our sake. Somtimes I wonder, why as a nation we do not appreciate the things we are good at and ignore the ones we are bad at? Like we are very good at losing and very bad at winning. So why can't just we ignore the idea of winning and admit this fact? Life is not just always about winning. Cricket teaches self-sacrifice and you know that we never miss the chance to learn. And lose! So, tell me, so what if Pakistan lost?
