wooWith the Asia Cup underway, this week England’s Barmy Army also received a lot of heat for suggesting that Ashes It was bigger than the India-Pakistan matches. unite it Madness Unforgivable views on that, a rarity these days, of both countries.
While Indian fans expressed their ‘Gum galat’ (to relieve sorrow) In a Twitter space after back-to-back defeats, it was Pakistani infiltrators who requested respected Indian speakers to “please abuse Bajwa”. One request that was rejected was “Why would we abuse Sonam Bajwa?” There seems to be a difference between his Bajwa and our Bajwa. For now, these Bajwas are lost in translation.
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no gentleman’s game
Lost in all this was the ongoing New Ashes-like cricket rivalry between two ‘friendly’ neighbours, Afghanistan and Pakistan. Pakistan registered a one-wicket victory in Wednesday’s match played with nail, elbow and bat. but what’s left is wrangling Between Afghan bowler Farid Ahmed and Asif Ali of Pakistan. And, of course, the subsequent trouble at the Sharjah Stadium, which saw Afghan fans throwing Pakistani chair.
Will mention old cricket lover Javed miandadi And Dennis Lillee is drawing close to a physical fight in a 1981 Pakistan-Australia match. One kicks the other onto the pitch: Lillee kicks Miandad, and Miandad in turn raises his bat to hit Lillee. Then the unforgettable Inzamam-ul-Haq is on the run to kill a supporter who kept provoking him: ,potatoFat potato, always potato (potatoes, fat potatoes, rotten potatoes). It was 1997, and Pakistan and India were playing in Toronto. Inzamam was banned for two ODIs.
Now Afghan fans want Asif Ali to be banned by ICC, while Pakistani fans want Afghanistan to be banned. Let’s not forget the Afghan Taliban supporters who are busy declaring Pakistan as “one”.Terrorist country” which should apologize to the Afghanistan national team.
Fight between Asif Ali and Afghan bowler very unfortunate
#PAKvAFG pic.twitter.com/AQzxurWNB7
— Nadir Baloch (@balochnadir5) September 7, 2022
‘Allah punished the Afghans’
This is not the first or last time that such an incident has happened between cricket players or supporters. The dramatic brushing of the entire country with neither felony nor racial slurs is condoned. But one push is enough to upset the over-patriots of cricket.
Throw religious angles, racist slurs and racial profiles into the mix of cricket, and post-match “takes” are as problematic as they get. For example, Shoaib Akhtar The special consideration was that the Afghanistan team “insolence“And Allah punished them:”That’s why Allah got one Pathan to be married to another Pathan. (That’s why Allah has made one Pathan to hit another Pathan for six).” Unreal. Why call upon the gods to say your lousy thing?
His problematic approach is not the first. Earlier, during the 2019 World Cup, Akhtar boasted that most Afghan players had Pakistani identity cards to show which country they were born in. Refugees Camp in Peshawar. And now that they practice in the grounds of Dehradun and Noida, they must keep in mind the favors bestowed upon them by Pakistan. Imagine that these are our ‘cricketing heroes’ and their thoughts about fellow players. Now what to expect from petty people?
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good vs bad salt haram
Little mortals don’t lag far behind. He informed us on Twitter why the Afghan players did what they did – they are”salt bastard“It’s a vibe, no matter which side of the ideological divide you are on. Pakistanis truly consider themselves to be the messiahs of Afghanistan. For this reason alone, Afghans should count all their blessings as they come from heaven above.” No, but your friends come from neighbours.
Just look at some sentiments in Pakistan: “we gave you a place in our country”, “we gave you a job”, “see all that we have done for you, yet you behave like ungrateful creatures”, and ” Shame on “You are salt haram.” No, this sentiment is not cricket centric. It is Afghan centric. The interesting thing is that in all these things “salt bastard”, It is forgotten how for decades billions of dollars in aid were taken in the name of these same Afghan refugees. And later, Pakistan participated in the double crossing war against terrorism. But remember there’s always a good one”salt bastard“and a bad one”salt bastard,
In a state of anonymity, some Pakistanis questioned the behavior of the Afghan people towards them. He asked why Afghans are friendly to Indians and not us, their immediate neighbours. What they forget is that, as self-proclaimed colonists, the entire Pakistan government supported a regime change that brought down the Taliban on a country a year earlier. Let’s not forget how Imran Khan and his ministers spent their energies in explaining to the world how transformed, beautiful and teddy-bear these new Taliban leaders were. Pakistan’s top intelligence chief stood up in his capital, sipping tea, and said, “Don’t worry, everything will be all right.” Ask Afghan young girls trapped in their homes how okay it is. Before that, also ask how well bringing the Taliban into Afghanistan has gone well for Pakistan’s strategic depth enthusiast. Be that as it may, the state of Pakistan belongs to Raja Sahib in the famous Coal Meme crying out loud: Shankar, we brought you up,
Naila Inayat is a freelance journalist from Pakistan. His Twitter handle is @nalainayat. Thoughts are personal.