First thing first, India, congratulations.
Next, Pakistan, awesome that you made this far.
Color me traitor but it does not matter if India won or we lost. In February, we all were joking about our team. We all were in doubt that they would ever come into the quarter-finals. We are all so skeptical about it. It guess it served us right for being mean. We only support them when they are winning. Furthermore, in true sense, we lost the match but we won a lot of other things. Out of one of those things that we won was hope. Yes, we hoped for the best. We looked towards a better day, and it did not stop there. We hoped and then we got united. In reality, we have never been this united unless there was tragedy. We should thank Allah for this chance that he showed that Pakistan is still a united force.
In days to come, we will hear that the match was fixed. The bookies were sleeping with our cricketers everyday and honestly, we should ignore this crap. Our team, in all fairness, was not as good as it should have been. The team was made of guys who were playing the World Cup for the first time. Furthermore, there had been seldom times when we had cricket with India in the previous three years. Most of the time when we met, it was on a neutral ground and in a 20-20 match. Furthermore, our batting line sucked. We have yet to establish a potent partnership. I am going to skip fielding. Pakistan never fields well. However, we showed that we are not talent-less. A little controversy does not result in a failure.
However, we should not be disheartened by this defeat. This match showed that we are one. Furthermore, it has given a new hope to peace in our troubled region. It was fairly nice to see that the (corrupt) leaders of both the countries were sitting there and watching the game. There were a mood of utter jubilee on both side of the borders. Even though we were competing, both the countries were happy for their own self. It showed that a healthy competition is always helpful. It puts attention towards healthier purposes. Indeed both countries have political issue to deal with but why halt the healthy stuff.
As a Pakistani, I am very proud of my nationality. Especially today, I think a big number of people have shown some sanity. There have been few who are spelling match-fixing out to cope up with their disappointment but there are others (I guess a growing majority), who thought that India won by defeating Pakistan in a nice, clean game. We still were trigger-happy when the match ended, and there were some fireworks too. The game that started as a "battle" turned out to be a display of progressive, mature Pakistani society which does not hold any grudges for its neighbor. It wants to be a well-wisher of its neighbors.
However, I am truly disappointed in India though; not the people but the leadership. When South Africans hosted FIFA 2010, they hosted it as an African event. The Cricket World Cup was hosted by three countries; India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. India, being the most developed in the region, should have stepped up and could have played a role of an elder brother. Instead, they overshadowed the whole event. If India has too progress ahead, it needs to re-think its position in the region. For example, rather than having a cheesy Bollywood track, it would have been great if India would have invited the other hosting countries in the process of making a good World-Cup song.
Last but not least, we should all remember this day and try to live like it more. Pakistan Zindabad!
Next, Pakistan, awesome that you made this far.
Color me traitor but it does not matter if India won or we lost. In February, we all were joking about our team. We all were in doubt that they would ever come into the quarter-finals. We are all so skeptical about it. It guess it served us right for being mean. We only support them when they are winning. Furthermore, in true sense, we lost the match but we won a lot of other things. Out of one of those things that we won was hope. Yes, we hoped for the best. We looked towards a better day, and it did not stop there. We hoped and then we got united. In reality, we have never been this united unless there was tragedy. We should thank Allah for this chance that he showed that Pakistan is still a united force.
In days to come, we will hear that the match was fixed. The bookies were sleeping with our cricketers everyday and honestly, we should ignore this crap. Our team, in all fairness, was not as good as it should have been. The team was made of guys who were playing the World Cup for the first time. Furthermore, there had been seldom times when we had cricket with India in the previous three years. Most of the time when we met, it was on a neutral ground and in a 20-20 match. Furthermore, our batting line sucked. We have yet to establish a potent partnership. I am going to skip fielding. Pakistan never fields well. However, we showed that we are not talent-less. A little controversy does not result in a failure.
However, we should not be disheartened by this defeat. This match showed that we are one. Furthermore, it has given a new hope to peace in our troubled region. It was fairly nice to see that the (corrupt) leaders of both the countries were sitting there and watching the game. There were a mood of utter jubilee on both side of the borders. Even though we were competing, both the countries were happy for their own self. It showed that a healthy competition is always helpful. It puts attention towards healthier purposes. Indeed both countries have political issue to deal with but why halt the healthy stuff.
As a Pakistani, I am very proud of my nationality. Especially today, I think a big number of people have shown some sanity. There have been few who are spelling match-fixing out to cope up with their disappointment but there are others (I guess a growing majority), who thought that India won by defeating Pakistan in a nice, clean game. We still were trigger-happy when the match ended, and there were some fireworks too. The game that started as a "battle" turned out to be a display of progressive, mature Pakistani society which does not hold any grudges for its neighbor. It wants to be a well-wisher of its neighbors.
However, I am truly disappointed in India though; not the people but the leadership. When South Africans hosted FIFA 2010, they hosted it as an African event. The Cricket World Cup was hosted by three countries; India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. India, being the most developed in the region, should have stepped up and could have played a role of an elder brother. Instead, they overshadowed the whole event. If India has too progress ahead, it needs to re-think its position in the region. For example, rather than having a cheesy Bollywood track, it would have been great if India would have invited the other hosting countries in the process of making a good World-Cup song.
Last but not least, we should all remember this day and try to live like it more. Pakistan Zindabad!
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