Pakistani Blind Cricket Skipper given Acid!!!

aaliyahkhan1 · December 8, 2012, 6:25am

WOW!! I am speechless at the cruelty of some people…utterly disgraceful, disgusting, and inhumane!

I love it how they keep saying he “mistook”!!! Seriously? He is blind, how is he suppose to know anything…forget him, how would someone who can see know what it is ( I am assuming that the acid looks like water?).

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The captain of the Pakistan blind T20 team (the world cup is currently on in Bangalore) has been hospitalized after drinking a chemical - he mistook it for water. He is out of doing fine and recovering fast.

The captain, who is leading national blind side in Twenty-20 World Cup Cricket Tournament for the blind in Bangalore, was apparently made to drink the hazardous liquid as the acid glass was served during breakfast.

The sources though tell NDTV that the house-keeping staff was cleaning the dining room and Zeeshan consumed the acid accidentally. He also immediately spat it out.

NDTV spoke to Sultan Shah, Chairman, Pakistan Blind Cricket Council who is currently with the team in Bangalore.

He has confirmed the incident which he says occurred at breakfast around 7 in the morning.

Shah also said, “Zeeshan Abbassi is ‘not critical’ and his Endoscopy was clear. He will be under observation for the next 4 hours.”

Pakistan, skipper Zeeshan Abbasi’s bottle of water contained ‘clinical acid’, which Abbasi drank. He has now been taken to a local hospital where he is under treatment.

The Pakistan squad is currently playing a match against Bangladesh and being captained by, vice-captain Mohammad Jamil.

Meanwhile, Sultan Shah, speaking to NDTV said, “We have demanded an investigation and it is for the authorities to ensure something like this does not happen again.”

Shah also sounded confident that his Indian counterparts would take care of the situation well."

Source : Pakistan blind cricket team captain accidentally consumes acid; condition stable | Cricket - News | NDTVSports.com

waleedhbk · December 8, 2012, 6:53am

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Accident Seriously?

WTH is Acid doing on breakfast table of Players

I hope the Kaptaan is safe and I wish Pakistan wins the WC too

system · December 8, 2012, 6:54am

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Just yesterday, Abbasi led the
team to 4th consecutive
win in the tournament, and that
too against India. Pakistan beat
India by 8 wickets,I think India is unsafe for intl cricket serving a blind player with acid is totally idiotic!

system · December 8, 2012, 6:57am

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I think ICC should issue a statement of condolence on this incident !

waleedhbk · December 8, 2012, 6:59am

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Pakistan blind cricket team's captain's bottle of water contained acid. If I were Misbah, I'd be worried right now.But then again, they'd never want to do anything to Misbah. I mean he helps them win so many matches. He's like their secret weapon.

Ali_Syed · December 8, 2012, 8:28am

Pakistani blind cricket team captain served acid in India

I don't know what really happened, but a sad incident no doubt.

lethal_kamikaze · December 8, 2012, 8:35am

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Title of the thread is confusing. Am i missing something here

aaliyahkhan1 · December 8, 2012, 8:35am

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Didn't you know? It is normal to serve tea, coffee, juice, water and acid with breakfast these days...it is part of the menu, that is why he "mistook" it.

Shamraz_Khan · December 8, 2012, 8:37am

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The Hindu : Cities / Bangalore : Captain of Pakistan blind cricket team hospitalised

The captain of the Pakistan cricket team for the blind, Zeeshan Abbasi was admitted to Bangalore’s M S. Ramiah hospital early in Saturday morning after he was apparently served contaminated water at breakfast. While the Pakistan team management said the water was contaminated with ‘cleaning acid’, the hotel management claimed it was diluted soap solution. Mr Abassi’s condition is now stable though he will remain under observation in the hospital for a few more hours.

Mr Abbasi and the Pakistan team are staying at the Movenpick Hotel in Yelahanka for the duration of the T20 World Cup for the Blind, which began on Dec. 2. He consumed the contaminated water but immediately spat out the liquid when he realised that it was not water.

Due to play against Bangladesh in a league match on Saturday, he proceeded to the match venue with the rest of the team. However, he complained of soreness in the throat and the team management rushed him to the M S Ramiah hospital. M S Ramiah Hospital are the health partners for the tournament and hospital ambulances are stationed at all venues of the international tournament.

Mr Abassi later was presented before the media at the hospital by the team management. Though he did not speak, he indicated that he was now stable.

G.K. Mahantesh General, Secretary of the Cricket Association for the Blind in India (CABI) and founder of the Samarthanam Turst for the Disabled, who are organizing the 10-day tournament, termed the incident as “shocking and embarrassing”. He said: “All players are important to us. The Movenpick Hotel have promised an internal inquiry and we await the results.” Mr Mahantesh added the “strictest of actions” will be taken against those responsible for the incident.

Speaking to the media, Pakistan team manager Bilal Satti said, “We arrived at 7 am for breakfast in the hotel – these water bottles were the brand we have been using through our visit. It appears that there was some cleaning acid in the bottle. It so happened that the captain drank the water – it could have been any of the players who consumed the contaminated the water.”

Doctors at the hospital said Mr Abassi complained of soreness in the throat and was rushed to the emergency and an endoscopy was done. The results of the endoscopy were normal but Mr Abassi will also be examined by an ENT specialist and kept for observation. According to hospital sources there is as yet no confirmation of the exact substance Mr Abassi consumed.

Incident comes a day after the Pakistan team comprehensively beat the Indians by 8 wickets in a league match at the Aditya Global Sports ground in Neelamangala. Asked about the possibility of Mr Abassi having been targeted, Mr Mahantesh said “I don’t think so. In India we appreciate victory irrespective of who wins. It was good match yesterday – both teams played well and everybody enjoyed themselves.”

Mr Satti also refused to comment on the possibility of vendetta merely saying he had not heard from the Pakistan High Commissioner yet and added that he expected details on what exactly happened soon.

At a press conference Ms Neha Gairola, Senior Food and Beverage Manager of the Movenpick hotel said Mr Abassi had consumed ‘diluted soap solution’ which had ‘ínadvertantly’ been left on the table by the cleaning staff. She said the services of the person responsible had been terminated.

kchughtai · December 8, 2012, 8:40am

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Excerpt from the News
Zeeshan served glass of acid in India - thenews.com.pk

BANGALORE: Pakistan blind cricket team captain Zeeshan Abbasi was made to drink a glass of acid during breakfast in India, Geo News reported on Saturday here.
The captain, who is leading national blind side in Twenty-20 World Cup Cricket Tournament for the blind at Bangalore, was apparently made to drink the hazardous liquid as the acid glass was served during breakfast right in front of partially blind Zeeshan Abbasi.

Chairman Pakistan Blind Cricket Council Sultan Shah alleged that the glass filled with acid was deliberately placed on the table, if not, then why was it placed on the breakfast table?

here is an excerpt from daily the Hindu

The Hindu : Cities / Bangalore : Captain of Pakistan blind cricket team hospitalised

*Zeeshan Abassi was apparently served contaminated water for breakfast at a hotel in Bangalore.
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The captain of the Pakistan cricket team for the blind, Zeeshan Abbasi was admitted to Bangalore’s M S. Ramiah hospital early in Saturday morning after he was apparently served contaminated water at breakfast. While the Pakistan team management said the water was contaminated with ‘cleaning acid’, the hotel management claimed it was diluted soap solution. Mr Abassi’s condition is now stable though he will remain under observation in the hospital for a few more hours.

Hmmna · December 8, 2012, 8:42am

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Oh my days, the PCB is so bloody incompetent, they should have raised hell for this. If this had been the other way round Indians wouldnot be so impotent.

how can someone leave a glass of acid in a hotel!!

kchughtai · December 8, 2012, 8:48am