I personally do not encourage neither condone the behavior of my Pakistani peers who have opted to express their elation by means of braze and insolent rejoinders at India and the Indian fans. Personally, I would much rather thank God for our team’s success, and appreciate my team and its players, and just leave it at that.
That being said, I do see where some members are coming from… the attitude and haughtiness that was on display by the Indian spectators in the early Indian matches was something very appalling. Banners and banters mocking Pakistan when Pakistan wasn’t even playing against India was something that got to a lot of my countrymen I suppose, and I guess I can’t expect everyone to be calm and composed in the face of such disdain and pompous attitude.
Additionally, we also need to understand that many Pakistanis see this victory as vindication of Pakistan’s place in world cricket which was constantly being questioned for the past two years with teams denying to visit Pakistan not just because of national instability, but also because many teams and their respective cricketing boards just didn’t take Pakistan cricket seriously. So, in the context of that situation, the current win holds special in allowing us to exculpate any doubts about the competitive ability of the cricket team.
I hope this puts things in perspective. Again, I personally didn’t feel the need to, nor have I engaged in denigration of any other country including India, and I would again request the fellow members on this board to consider doing the same. Let’s enjoy our win in an absolute sense with humility and modesty in line with our religious and cultural values.
I’m sorry but I’ve been holding this in for the last three or four days since winning the semi-final and I just had to come out and say this because it hurts me to see my colleagues engage in the very same mannerisms that we initially condemned from the other side. I understand the urge and impulse for a reply, but let’s try to steer away from condescending behavior, and remain humble in our success.
Thanks for reading this through.
Thank you lucid. This is what I am trying to say. Pakistan cannot blame India for their jingoistic outpouring when they themselves are going over the top. We all know that this wouldnt last long before the same victorious team comes crashing down. India has done that and Pakistan is fully capable of it.
Blaming money power, BCCI, arrogance of Indian players are just acts of frustration at the state in which Pakistan is and is being governed. It is not Indias fault that Pakistan became a dangerous country to play cricket. It is not Indias fault that Peiterson decides not to tour Pakistan and tour India.