"I feel so sorry for the guys who haven't played in front of their home crowds" : Mickey Arthur

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"I feel so sorry for the guys who haven't played in front of their home crowds" : Mickey Arthur

Pakistan Head Coach speaking on radio:


"Just to see the crowd coming in last night and the chanting was very special"

"No World XI player spoke to me before coming here; they trusted what they had been told about Pakistan"

"They trusted the security briefing and the FICA giving them the right information"

"I feel so sorry for the guys who haven't played in front of their home crowds"

"My heart goes out to Asad Shafiq who has never played a Test match in front of his home crowd in Karachi"

"There is comfort in your surroundings, your friends and family and support network is around you"

"For the guys to have achieved what they have achieved playing away from home is astronomical"

 

[MenInG]

Lovely comments by Mickey

We don't give enough credit to our boys for playing away from home all the time.

 

[idrizzy]

You can't control if terror happens in your country, but events like World XI help integrate Pakistan into the cricketing world in terms of playing at home again. I'm sure a lot more teams would like to be playing in Pakistan too with far better crowds there than UAE.