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For better, for worse, in sickness and in health, we bleed green!!!
““I used to think that Pakistan were the
most interesting team in the history of sport. I now realize that they’re the
most interesting team in the history of mankind. Their ability to teleport
between farce and genius is unparalleled, and at their best they are like
watching sport directed by David Lynch. Nothing makes a blind bit of sense, key
characters appear out from nowhere, supernatural forces are at work and
inanimate objects can talk. All you can do is run with the mood and the
madness.”
-
British commentator Rob Smyth
This has to be my most
rushed piece (in time and length) ever - just because the writer in me wouldn't
shut up even amidst the crazy June at work, I knew I had to do this, so better
now while we are still in the festive mode!
I am no cricket expert -
just a fan; the kind who only watches cricket when at least one of the two
teams playing is Pakistan. At first, I resisted to write this piece because I
wasn't sure if sport was my niche but the enthusiastic and the patriotic writer
in me wouldn't sit still, so I had to surrender to the urge. This is a very
humble dedication to our wildly glorious and victorious cricket team *Applause*
The world is in love with
champions, victors, those who defy the odds and embrace victory. There is
something truly enchanting and empowering about winning as a dark horse. And
who better than us would know the feeling? No other team in the world tickles the nerves of
their fans like ours! One day you see them struggling to stand up, the other day
they are unbeatable, invincible. Only yesterday, they lost to their arch
rivals, yet today they were able to bag the trophy by beating the same team
with some of their very raw talent in action. The raw talent which comes at a
time when there has not been any home cricket for over 8 years. Isn't this
truly magical? Isn't Pakistan a land of hopes? Doesn't this thought give you a
chilling sensation of optimism, excitement and expectations?
Pakistan are all about unpredictability and dramatic comebacks! People, who overcome insurmountable odds, and defy predictions and histories, shock the world into jaw-dropping results and are often celebrated and remembered as the best of winners for a long time. This sparks hope in the entire nation! Speaking for myself, this win has returned my lost childhood faith, my unflinching belief and optimism!
Pakistan are all about unpredictability and dramatic comebacks! People, who overcome insurmountable odds, and defy predictions and histories, shock the world into jaw-dropping results and are often celebrated and remembered as the best of winners for a long time. This sparks hope in the entire nation! Speaking for myself, this win has returned my lost childhood faith, my unflinching belief and optimism!
On Sunday, history was
carved at The Oval; the world witnessed bottom-ranked Green team becoming the ultimate
champions. To most prominent cricket pundits, the idea of Pakistan reaching the
finals seemed remote, let alone lifting the coveted ICC Champions Trophy 2017, but all
judgments fell flat on their face when the team led the country to a fairy-tale victory
with grace and much relentless conviction. Who could have thought that that day at Edgbaston the sleeping lion in us had awakened to roar back
with all its might and force? That’s Pakistan for us; every time we lose hope, it surprises us with its incredible ways.
What is it that infused
magic in our nerves, vigor in the bones and made us the winners? You
may call it avidity, drive, passion, fervor, motivation, or simply an attitude.
Hitches and impediments do not mean the game is over. A true winner’s attitude means picking yourself up, learning your lesson and getting back in the game - this is my
takeaway from this huge win!
Would this world ever be
prepared enough to defeat us once we recognize our real potential? Once we decide to take it
over and be the winners, is there anything which could stop us? Let's show the
world our true strength and resilience - the side of us which is born to win!
And let's keep our humility and tolerance in check, always, because only the lack of it
has the power to destroy nations.
Here is to the world's most predictably
unpredictable cricket team!!!
For better, for worse, in sickness and in health, we bleed green!!!