Pak team accorded warm welcome on home coming

[firenze]

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@Arleitter

Do not worry yaars,we will win the world cup for you all :k:

kuch acha bolo yaar…

[Some1]

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@kaka_in_usa

Afridi has become a good speaker now. I didnt know his views about india.
Reporters are trying to get something anti India out of him but he restrained.
He deserves my respect:salute:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tv749SCqzuU

^ Wow !

I guess both India & Pakistan are paying a huge price for privatization of the media.

With the proliferation of TV channels in both countries and the resultant race for TRP ratings - every journalist/reporter is just out to get a masala sound byte.

I am convinced that the media is transforming the sense of reality among people in both countries.

For example - if you were to watch the Indian channels or read the newspapers in India - it would seem as though the biggest question that India needs to resolve today is who should replace Nehra in the final or will Poonam Pandey stand by her promise to bare all. And this is a country with more people stricken by poverty than all of Africa.

[ravage]

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Afridi fights back against Aamir Sohail

[Some1]

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An interesting aside -

I just read that the Pak team flew from Mohali/Chandigarh to Mumbai and then to Dubai onwards to Karachi.

Why did they not just take a couple of hours cab drive from Mohali to Lahore ? I mean Mohali is so close to the Wagah.

btw, are there no direct flights between India and Pakistan these days ?

[The_Player]

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btw, are there no direct flights between India and Pakistan these days ?

No, haven't been for quite a while.

[aaliyahkhan1]

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Awwwww.....I love the videos of Afridi talking to the media...so adorable..he is such a cool guy!

[The_Player]

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@kaka_in_usa

Afridi has become a good speaker now. I didnt know his views about india.
Reporters are trying to get something anti India out of him but he restrained.
He deserves my respect:salute:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tv749SCqzuU

Just saw the video. Extremely impressed with the maturity shown by Afridi :k:

[phoenixdesi]

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@Some1

Or may be there is a psychological aspect at play here. Fans rationalizing a negative outcome for self-consolation. (not sure if I am making sense).

70% of it is what you said above...rest of the 30% is a general feeling among public that the team did well than expectations...plus which heroic welcome are you talking about some1? there was no heroic welcome so to speak…..dont listen to the freakin media...there was no special crowd of million people who was there...but in general people at airport were positive, which is a positive sign…

salman butt was another issue....that is a "living in a denial" case...but again there was no warm welcome for him either...passengers did make a V sign to him when they saw him at the aiport...

[kaka_in_usa]

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@ravage

Afridi fights back against Aamir Sohail

http://bit.ly/feKJeG

wow. what a straight talk. “Amir sohail ghatiya aadmi hai tou ghatiya baat hi karega”

i am impressed with the simplicity of this player. Doesnt look like a house of a star player of a nation. he seems so down to earth off the field.

[waleedhbk]

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wow. what a straight talk. "Amir sohail ghatiya aadmi hai tou ghatiya baat hi karega"

i am impressed with the simplicity of this player. Doesnt look like a house of a star player of a nation. he seems so down to earth off the field.

Indeed he is

[ravage]

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Unfortunately, while Afridi has been admirably conciliatory on India, the same cant be said for everyone. Heres the jackass Gautam Gambhir for example:

The ‘patriotic’ streak was apparent as Gambhir recounted his chance meeting with some armymen during a visit to Jammu . “One of them was so emotional that he suggested I get a tattoo on my body saying, ‘I will never lose to Pakistan’. The tattoo hasn’t happened but the sentiment is etched on my heart and soul.”

http://www.hindustantimes.com/specials/cricket/world-cup-2011/Victory-over-Pak-win-today-for-26-11-victims-Gambhir/interviewscricket/SP-Article10-680352.aspx

The article’s headline says win over Pakistan & final dedicated to 26/11 victims. Now he doesnt seem to have a direct quote mentioning Pakistan wrt 26/11 so I dont know that has been sexed up, or if thats in the full interview (i didnt click). Either way its unfortunate to associate the cricket match with that (the final is justifiable, since its in Mumbai).

[La_Parisienne]

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^ what's wrong with Gambhir saying 'never lose to Pakistan' and dedicating a match to victims of 26/11?

[ravage]

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Thats there is nothing problematic for Indians in Gambhir's statements just illustrates what Afridi was talking about.

[ZareenKhan]

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Thats there is nothing problematic for Indians in Gambhir's statements just illustrates what Afridi was talking about.

Very well put :)

[Antumul_alona]

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wow. what a straight talk. "Amir sohail ghatiya aadmi hai tou ghatiya baat hi karega"

i am impressed with the simplicity of this player. Doesnt look like a house of a star player of a nation. he seems so down to earth off the field.

his father is a very religious guy and you can google for that video, they asked his father why Afridi gets out...he plainly said, "us ko kaha tha kay hawa main shot naheen lagaya karo"....or something similiar...

They married him to a woman from a very traditional family as well. He is a simple guy for sure!

[Antumul_alona]

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^ what's wrong with Gambhir saying 'never lose to Pakistan' and dedicating a match to victims of 26/11?

your hypocrisy doesn't amaze me. On one side you want bilateral series reinstated, and on the other side such hateful comments seem fine to you. Relating the sports to a war sentiment is lousy beyond comparison for a player.

And if you think its right then I guess that is what Pakistan captain was lacking, he should have hated his opponents along with his team so they would die rather than loose to India....the latter thought would be wrong as well.

[rafe78]

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Afridi said ke india k Drame aur films dekhte hain to kya masla hai india se… ..

[Arun]

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Normal service resumes http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=10150231450863438&oid=126797247366177

Afridi and Gambhir back to petty crap.

[Arun]

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Indians not as large hearted as Pakistanis: Afridi | New Zealand in India...

“In my opinion, if I have to tell the truth, they (Indians) will never have hearts like Muslims and Pakistanis. I don’t think they have the large and clean hearts that Allah has given us,” Afridi said during a talk show on Samaa news channel when he was asked about relations between the two countries.

What a lousy and unprovoked statement to make by the captain of the Pakistani cricket team.

[rafe78]

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Gautam Gambhir statement after the win:

http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/Print/680346.aspx

Gambhir knows that his Country and army want to see wins against Pakistan.