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I saw a picture of Dhoni in Tears after this country's World Cup exit and it got me thinking, this man has won it all. The ICC champions trophy, T20 World Cup, all the domestic accolades and a big World Cup win in 2011.

Despite all that, the hunger, the passion and desire to win more gold for India is still there. The flame keeps on burning within him and same fire in the belly exists in the likes of Wahab Riaz, Misbah etc

You can say that, oh Afridi is burned out he couldn't care less because he's on his last legs the motivation is no longer there etc generally it has been quiet evident that he has lacked interest during this tournament and the final nail in the coffin was his behaviour after Pakistan were knocked out.

On one hand you have a former World Champion that has showered his country with so much gold and success in tears when his country fail to qualify for the final, on the other you have Afridi a guy that was playing his last World Cup tournament having a giggle after losing whilst his buddies YK and Shehzad join in.

What happened to Patriotism? Afridi is bleeding green al-right, but it's all dried nasal mucus.
 
Probably thinking of returning to a house that's been burnt down...
 
I remember our fans staying up late night saying oh am feeling so nervous etc before our world cup games, I doubt the likes of Afridi felt anything at all. He treated this tournament as a net session and his true colors were revealed during his giggle after we loss, I mean who on earth would be in a mood to laugh/giggle after being knocked out the World Cup? I tell you which people, the ones that don't give a damn. Dhoni gave a damn about India and although am not saying you must cry to show how much it means to represent your country but how can anyone laugh and smile after failure? I doubt any pak fans were laughing etc
 
^^^LOL and all his media assignments cancelled as well; no more Dhoni bike ads anymore. This sort of a future will definitely make anyone cry even YK :-)
 
Dude, crying in public isn't for everyone. Stop looking for tears so you can feel satisfied the players are hurting as much as you.
Understand every professional athlete has some ego, or even urge to be better than the rest. They do hurt, just because you didn't see it, doesn't mean it doesn't happen
 
Monsee said:
^^^LOL and all his media assignments cancelled as well; no more Dhoni bike ads anymore. This sort of a future will definitely make anyone cry even YK :-)
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Yeah he will go home and cry himself to sleep with the 2011 Cricket World Cup :))

Nah but it just puts things into perspective doesn't it, the guys mentioned in the OP probably had a party after pak exit. They don't deserve to play for Pakistan, never mind how good or bad they are if one lacks passion/pride when it comes to representing their country they shouldn't be playing cricket.
 
I didn't really think it was a big deal that Afridi and YK were smiling and hugging each other after the defeat. I mean, not only was the Australia game the end of their long ODI careers but it was also the last time they played together for Pakistan. So what's the big deal?
 
Crazy_K said:
Dude, crying in public isn't for everyone. Stop looking for tears so you can feel satisfied the players are hurting as much as you.
Understand every professional athlete has some ego, or even urge to be better than the rest. They do hurt, just because you didn't see it, doesn't mean it doesn't happen
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Yeah that's true, but when it comes to afridi in particular i doubt he cares so much in comparison to others especially when you look at his personality. Sure it might bother someone, but not really so much when it comes to the ones mentioned in the OP. They lack courage and patriotism, shouldn't put on a green shirt again.
 
Bhaag Viru Bhaag said:
When did this happen? I missed it.
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I think when he was called for the interview during post match ceremony

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Afridi and Younis will never play again together. Afridi will be in T20's and YK will be in tests. Shehzad already loves afridi so it wasn't a big deal if he was smiling and hugging him at his career's end.
 
since when did it become fashionable to cry after a loss?

If anything it is more dignified if you hold your head high and conduct yourself in a classy manner. Crying in public after losing a cricket match makes you look weak.
 
blackanhyellow said:
since when did it become fashionable to cry after a loss?

If anything it is more dignified if you hold your head high and conduct yourself in a classy manner. Crying in public after losing a cricket match makes you look weak.
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Yeah laughing and giggling
 
Different folks deal with it differently. I don't think any parallel should be drawn.
 
Bhaag Viru Bhaag said:
[MENTION=46929]shaz619[/MENTION] thanks. Just saw it.
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I can't find that thread where shehzad, YK and afridi are having a giggle after losing lmao will really put things into perspective when you compare those images to the one where Dhoni is in tears and this is a man that has won it all but that fire in the belly and patriotism never dies, one word #RESPECT.
 
Buffet said:
Different folks deal with it differently. I don't think any parallel should be drawn.
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I've never seen a cricketer laugh/giggle after losing a knock out game in a world cup, such individuals are a disgrace. This isn't club cricket where sunday league games mean nothing and you have a laugh about how pathetic your performance during the match was.
 
Unless their is video of dhoni crying i think it,s fake pic or not from todays match ....dhoni was smiling @ press confrence wasn,t looking even sad.......
 
shaz619 said:
I've never seen a cricketer laugh/giggle after losing a knock out game in a world cup, such individuals are a disgrace. This isn't club cricket where sunday league games mean nothing and you have a laugh about how pathetic your performance during the match was.
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I was commenting about some folks crying or not crying part. I haven't seen any cricketer feeling happy after losing knockout in WC.
 
Buffet said:
I was commenting about some folks crying or not crying part. I haven't seen any cricketer feeling happy after losing knockout in WC.
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Am not saying you have to cry and be ultra miserable, but you ought to be even a little disappointed after losing a knock-out game. Rarely will you see someone have a giggle.
 
No one asking you to cry but at least be somewhat somber about it. Fans aren't annoyed about crying bit. They annoyed at how lightly senior players took the loss. Like they had already lost the match before it happened.
 
shaz619 said:
Am not saying you have to cry and be ultra miserable, but you ought to be even a little disappointed after losing a knock-out game. Rarely will you see someone have a giggle.
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I am pretty sure that everyone feels sad after losing. They may openly show it sometime but any international cricketer will feel sad.
 
Buffet said:
I am pretty sure that everyone feels sad after losing. They may openly show it sometime but any international cricketer will feel sad.
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Yes I agree, but I wouldn't be able to laugh amidst defeat. I don't think those mentioned in the OP were "dealing" with the defeat through smiles etc, they just felt compelled to laugh.
 
Gold Press conference just about an hour after that!


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YK, afridi and shehzad are done for good. let them rest in peace so that they we never have to see their faces again especially not in green color.
 
Amir said:
They annoyed at how lightly senior players took the loss.
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May be I am missing something here. Do you have clips or footage of event you guys are discussing here? May be they were pretty sad and just had a laugh due to something funny for few seconds. I doubt that YK, Afridi and all were feeling happy. No player will feel happy or won't care for loss in WC.
 
Amir said:
No one asking you to cry but at least be somewhat somber about it. Fans aren't annoyed about crying bit. They annoyed at how lightly senior players took the loss. Like they had already lost the match before it happened.
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This.

Exactly my feelings.
 
Buffet said:
May be I am missing something here. Do you have clips or footage of event you guys are discussing here? May be they were pretty sad and just had a laugh due to something funny for few seconds. I doubt that YK, Afridi and all were feeling happy. No player will feel happy or won't care for loss in WC.
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Yeah while they were at it, may as well dance to right? it's only for a few seconds, after-all they just defeated Australia didn't they.
 
shaz619 said:
Yeah while they were at it, may as well dance to right? it's only for a few seconds, after-all they just defeated Australia didn't they.
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Look, I am just trying to give them benefit of doubt rather than jumping to conclusion which i will never do if I was in their shoes.
 
shaz619 said:
I've never seen a cricketer laugh/giggle after losing a knock out game in a world cup, such individuals are a disgrace. This isn't club cricket where sunday league games mean nothing and you have a laugh about how pathetic your performance during the match was.
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Pak team was even laughing after 99 wc final loss!
 
[MENTION=29064]shaz[/MENTION]169
Only someone very innocent and naive, and from the sub-continent, can criticise someone for 'not crying' after losing a match. I guess you've never heard of the phrase "Stiff upper lip". I suggest you look it up. :boycott
 
Yossarian said:
[MENTION=29064]shaz[/MENTION]169
Only someone very innocent and naive, and from the sub-continent, can criticise someone for 'not crying' after losing a match. I guess you've never heard of the phrase "Stiff upper lip". I suggest you look it up. :boycott
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Err who is criticising anyone for "not crying" only someone that lacks perception would divert from the point at hand by posting such nonsense.
 
Younis khan deserves some respect, a absolute champion test batsman, by far the best in current Pakistan test team so plz stop the bull crap
 
Buffet said:
Look, I am just trying to give them benefit of doubt rather than jumping to conclusion which i will never do if I was in their shoes.
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Fair enough but I don't feel that way.
 
It's not about crying or not crying. One can look dignified and still a bit remorseful about an important loss. Players who train hard and give it their all do feel terrible after a loss. Afridi on the other hand has a non-chalant mannerism: big smiles after a knockout loss; sitting in the dressing room while your team is fielding during a practice match; not trying hard enough to stick around for 5 overs; not trying to bend down and dive for the ball: these indicate that you have lost the passion for the game.
 
shaz619 said:
I remember our fans staying up late night saying oh am feeling so nervous etc before our world cup games, I doubt the likes of Afridi felt anything at all. He treated this tournament as a net session and his true colors were revealed during his giggle after we loss, I mean who on earth would be in a mood to laugh/giggle after being knocked out the World Cup? I tell you which people, the ones that don't give a damn. Dhoni gave a damn about India and although am not saying you must cry to show how much it means to represent your country but how can anyone laugh and smile after failure? I doubt any pak fans were laughing etc
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Maybe it was a laugh of disappointment?
 
Watsupdoc said:
Maybe it was a laugh of disappointment?
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Check out the picture of Younus and Afridi together. It's clearly not a laugh of disappointment. It's more like : "What's up my nigga?" or "Aur suna cheetay? Kahan hota hai aaj kal?" :))
 
Watsupdoc said:
Maybe it was a laugh of disappointment?
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I was thinking of you in the post you just quoted :))) how strange that you quoted it without me mentioning you. And I don't know about that lol going by how they were laughing, agree with anchorman it was a what's up my nicca laugh
 
Anchorman said:
Check out the picture of Younus and Afridi together. It's clearly not a laugh of disappointment. It's more like : "What's up my nigga?" or "Aur suna cheetay? Kahan hota hai aaj kal?" :))
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shaz619 said:
I was thinking of you in the post you just quoted :))) how strange that you quoted it without me mentioning you. And I don't know about that lol going by how they were laughing, agree with anchorman it was a what's up my nicca laugh
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I saw the laugh live as well, to me YK's laugh at least looked like a laugh of disappointment. Afridi I am sure was disappointed as well (which is apparent by his statements in the press), but yes he have the impression as if he wasn't disappointed.
 
In 1987 did Imran Khan cry infront of his home crowd in what was thought to be his last match ever?? NO....and you won't find a more passionate and Patriotic man than him ever in any cricket team.
Afridi smiling was more of a smile of relief after a 19 year career finaly realising its all over...you can't say he lost his passion just because he wasn't performing well.
 
TheNightWatchman said:
In 1987 did Imran Khan cry infront of his home crowd in what was thought to be his last match ever?? NO....and you won't find a more passionate and Patriotic man than him ever in any cricket team.
Afridi smiling was more of a smile of relief after a 19 year career finaly realising its all over...you can't say he lost his passion just because he wasn't performing well.
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:facepalm:

Quoting Amirs post again:

No one asking you to cry but at least be somewhat somber about it. Fans aren't annoyed about crying bit. They annoyed at how lightly senior players took the loss. Like they had already lost the match before it happened.
 
Yossarian said:
You are!!
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Nope,


No one asking you to cry but at least be somewhat somber about it. Fans aren't annoyed about crying bit. They annoyed at how lightly senior players took the loss. Like they had already lost the match before it happened.
 
I think what annoyed most fans about the Afridi-YK--Shehzad incident, isn't that they weren't but more the timining of their 'embrace'.

Basically, we'd just been knocked out of the World Cup and within seconds the players were celebrating the end of Afridi's career. It's almost as if that meant more to Afridi than the teams performance.

I don't think anyone would have cared if as the players went off the field they led off by Afridi.
 
people are obsessed with tears lately

afridi and yk cancer tho tears or no tears
 
He was choking up talking about his potential retirement.
 
Afridis attitude throughout the world cup disappointed me. I was indifferent before, but I'm more than glad to see him go. Hope Shehzad goes too. He seems like a trouble maker. Less said about Younis the better
 
shaz619 said:
I saw a picture of Dhoni in Tears after this country's World Cup exit and it got me thinking, this man has won it all. The ICC champions trophy, T20 World Cup, all the domestic accolades and a big World Cup win in 2011.
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Hasn't won a test series in Australia, England or RSA IIRC.
 
I never knew he cried until this thread popped up.

South Africa were genuinely weeping though, the other day.
 
What the hate for Afridi and love for Misbah on this forum?

It's becoming a joke!


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Don't post crying pics without context. This was Dhoni's emotional response to a question regarding his future and WC 2019. This was not after the defeat itself.
 
The bloke can cry if he wants to. I'm sure that playing sport at that level is a highly emotional experience.
 
Just because you don't shed tears does not mean you are not emotionally upset, and every person reacts differently but that does not mean you laugh like idiots 5 minutes after your team crashed out of the World Cup, breaking a million hearts. Especially when your own performance has been garbage.

At least have enough decency and respect, but that's something education, class and good moral values teach you - not experience. :afridi :yk
 
Dhoni cares for India and playing for his country.

The 3 pakistan players are shameful selfish characters and i hope none of them play internationally again.
 
Well,Dhoni also was laughing and sharing jokes in press conference after this.If you saw that pic,that would look worse than Afridi

Everyone doesnt need to do a Baby DeVilliers :P
 
I've not seen misbah in tears after the loss I take it he doesn't give a damn about the early exit
 
Yossarian said:
[MENTION=29064]shaz[/MENTION]169
Only someone very innocent and naive, and from the sub-continent, can criticise someone for 'not crying' after losing a match. I guess you've never heard of the phrase "Stiff upper lip". I suggest you look it up. :boycott
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Any person can clearly see if someone is hiding his feeling and having a stiff upper lip and when someone is laughing and having the time of their life.
 
mmkextreme_1 said:
What a great answer Misbah gave to the question at 8:46.
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Hardly a great answer. Sums up why he is such a weak leader. As afridi himself said he is scared to give a "danda" to these players.

Just like how he defended afridis own bowling. Find it odd how misbah basically says nobody criticise us, we are immune to criticism.

The interviewer cleaned him up with the reports of bad behaviour to which then he said oh it's confidential. Well a second ago you were defending shahzad and his behaviour. So why don't you then admit waqar is wrong?

Misbahs a good guy but a weak leader.

He should have had the guts to say no this isn't good enough, no certain players undermined me, certain players performed pathetically.

The boys behaved well, afridi bowled fantastically and was unlucky he didn't get a test batsman out, batting was great but we still got smashed by India windies and scraped a win against Zimbabwe.

Any good leader finds your weaknesses and then looks to exploit them before other teams do. Great example is B Mac and how he's moulded an average team into world beaten.

Misbah is deluded.
 
Indiafan said:
Any person can clearly see if someone is hiding his feeling and having a stiff upper lip and when someone is laughing and having the time of their life.
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Yep. And you're an expert at reading and interpreting human beings inner emotions.
FYI I've seen individuals lose a loved one, in one particular case being told that a parent had passed away, and yet within minutes pretend to be laughing and joking in the company of others due to prevailing circumstances at the time.

I wouldn't be surprised if you're one of those sub-continental types that believe all the emotions expressed in Bollywood movies are real !
 
shaz619 said:
I saw a picture of Dhoni in Tears after this country's World Cup exit and it got me thinking, this man has won it all. The ICC champions trophy, T20 World Cup, all the domestic accolades and a big World Cup win in 2011.

Despite all that, the hunger, the passion and desire to win more gold for India is still there. The flame keeps on burning within him and same fire in the belly exists in the likes of Wahab Riaz, Misbah etc

You can say that, oh Afridi is burned out he couldn't care less because he's on his last legs the motivation is no longer there etc generally it has been quiet evident that he has lacked interest during this tournament and the final nail in the coffin was his behaviour after Pakistan were knocked out.

On one hand you have a former World Champion that has showered his country with so much gold and success in tears when his country fail to qualify for the final, on the other you have Afridi a guy that was playing his last World Cup tournament having a giggle after losing whilst his buddies YK and Shehzad join in.

What happened to Patriotism? Afridi is bleeding green al-right, but it's all dried nasal mucus.
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I think it was quite befitting.

Dhoni entered the tournament as the incumbent champion and holder of the trophy so he was naturally shocked and in tears to give away his trophy.

Pakistan entered into the tournament as underdogs who would hardly make it to QF.

We got lucky and exceeded the expectation to actually make it to QF - so they ended up in smiles after the loss. :)
 
FreeBird said:
I think it was quite befitting.

Dhoni entered the tournament as the incumbent champion and holder of the trophy so he was naturally shocked and in tears to give away his trophy.

Pakistan entered into the tournament as underdogs who would hardly make it to QF.

We got lucky and exceeded the expectation to actually make it to QF - so they ended up in smiles after the loss. :)
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What a retard!
 
OMG! Juventus just lost the FINAL of the champions league and Buffon was smiling and higging everyone and giving everyone high fives! Clearly he doesn't care and is happy his team lost. Perhaps him and Afridi were plotting the losses and happiness together.
 
PakWC2015 said:
OMG! Juventus just lost the FINAL of the champions league and Buffon was smiling and higging everyone and giving everyone high fives! Clearly he doesn't care and is happy his team lost. Perhaps him and Afridi were plotting the losses and happiness together.
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I'm pretty sure emotions would've run higher for even football players when they're playing for their countries and not a franchise.
 
UpInTheAir said:
I'm pretty sure emotions would've run higher for even football players when they're playing for their countries and not a franchise.
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:))) buffon has played at Juventus longer than people have careers! well over a decade. What the clubs been through and him sticking through, despite being able to walk into pretty much every team in the world, shows how devoted he is to them. I will make an assumption that you are not a follower of football.
 
Buffon has won many trophies including a World Cup

No comparison here and he was playing for Juventus today. Some classless people in the Pak World Cup team
 
PakWC2015 said:
:))) buffon has played at Juventus longer than people have careers! well over a decade. What the clubs been through and him sticking through, despite being able to walk into pretty much every team in the world, shows how devoted he is to them. I will make an assumption that you are not a follower of football.
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Nope not a follower, so not familiar with the context entirely.
Either way, I guess emotions for myself and many others were running high during the quarter final. The usual dropped catches didn't make it any easier, and seeing Afridi, Younis and co visibly unaffected so soon after definitely made things worse. It's in the past now, but looking back It definitely irked me.
 
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