The Journey

I know its a bit late but I thought I should thank Pakistan Cricket Team and all the players especially Shahid Afridi and the fastest bowler in the world Shoaib Akhter. Since the start of the Cricket World Cup 2011, Pakistan was never considered a favorite to reach even the semi-finals. The win against hot favorites Sri Lanka was termed as a fluke, a shy of good luck. Even Pakistan finishing on top of Group A did not get too much of mention.

The Pakistan Cricket Team for World Cup 2011

We did suffer a huge loss to New Zealand and this really got all the attention that it could have gotten and possibly even more than that and people even forgot the facts that we were under dogs, we had not played any international matches on our home grounds for the last 2 years, it was Pakistan’s first match at Pallekele, our past wins were taken as if we had no efforts of our own and just share luck and then there was one Kamran Akmal. How can we forget him, the official black goat of Pakistan Cricket Team, as he takes all the negative energies sent to the team directly on to himself. I wonder what source he has got behind him that he is still in the team :@.

Pakistan (Shahid Afridi’s Pakistan) beat Australia and ended its 34 match winning streak, which began after the defeat from Wasim Akram’s Pakistan back in World Cup 1999. Even after such a remarkable performance the due credit was not given to Pakistan, instead bias and blind commentators like Ian Chappel either criticized his own team for the loss or started picking on Afridi and Pakistan Team like a five year old cry baby. He seem to have a problem with everything that Pakistan do, well guess what Mr. Chappel we have reinvented Cricket the new way, the Pakistani Way, the green way. So either you learn this new cricket or shut up and go home. With this win we topped Group A, but did not catch the eyes of any one.

Then came the quarter final against the West Indies and we proved yet again that when we are ONE, there is NO ONE ELSE. We made a statement out of the West Indies and silenced our critics. Even then the credit was not properly awarded to us and it was said that it was more due to the West Indians’ disability to play spin then Pakistan’s efforts to lay the perfect trap for the West Indians and trap them and cruse and storm to semis.

Thank You

I never had high hopes with Pakistan, just always wanted to give it their best when ever they played and to reach this far in the World Cup is just more than enough for me and instead of putting more pressure on the team by associating more hopes with the team, I would like to say Thank you to them for making us proud, it is all their efforts due to which we are still in the hunt and we are bragging on all forums that how we will make minced meat out of the Indians in the Semi Final at Mohali on March 30, 2011.

People please keep in mind that the pitches and the crowd are in India’s hands, they have been better in batting, bowling and fielding then Pakistan in the last 2-3 years and the Pakistanis are the ultimate under dogs in this match. Having said all that I just expect Pakistan to play like Pakistan, play with their heart and let the mind follow your heart. We got all the motivations we need: the attack on Sri Lankan Cricket Team, No international cricket for more than 2 years, the hosting of the world cup being taken away, the humiliation of the Pakistani players at the last IPL auction and the moment to re-write history and beat India in a world cup for the first time.

Go Team, Go Green, Go Go Pakistan Team

Long Live Pakistan and Long Live Pakistan Cricket

We are with you, just play the best that you can play on that day, may Allah guide you to success, Aameen