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Come on guys, you and your next door neighbor all know it would have been a massive task to win the Semi Final and Final and go on to take the cup.

Yes, this is Pakistan and for those of you who believe we would of won the Cup or at least made the Finals, you're also in the right because again we're Pakistan.

Now that we've cleared our chances scenario let's focus on the possibility of a Semi Final or Final with India.

Do you know how much pain a loss to India would of caused Pakistani's for the 2nd time in the same World Cup? something that has never happened before.

It would of caused more pain than the 2011 Semi Final Loss because back then we didn't have the Champions Trophy to fall back on.

We're still Champions, two years is not too long ago, we demolished India in the Finals, we got the upper hand forever, until they get that payback.

Chin up Pakistan, I certainly did not feel comfortable putting our Final win bragging rights on the line with such mediocre batsmen.

Face it guys, if there's a Pak/India debate going on, on Facebook, Youtube, PakPassion, Indian forum (etc), we Pakistani's still have the CT 17 to go back on, we can hold our ground, the win has now been made a joke 100% agree because of how much we bring it up in 2019, but you would be naive to not agree that WE DID DO IT.

World Cup streak is a major accomplishment, hats off to you, but let that not change the fact that we're also on a ICC Knock Out streak of our own...
 
LegendAli said:
Come on guys, you and your next door neighbor all know it would have been a massive task to win the Semi Final and Final and go on to take the cup.

Yes, this is Pakistan and for those of you who believe we would of won the Cup or at least made the Finals, you're also in the right because again we're Pakistan.

Now that we've cleared our chances scenario let's focus on the possibility of a Semi Final or Final with India.

Do you know how much pain a loss to India would of caused Pakistani's for the 2nd time in the same World Cup? something that has never happened before.

It would of caused more pain than the 2011 Semi Final Loss because back then we didn't have the Champions Trophy to fall back on.

We're still Champions, two years is not too long ago, we demolished India in the Finals, we got the upper hand forever, until they get that payback.

Chin up Pakistan, I certainly did not feel comfortable putting our Final win bragging rights on the line with such mediocre batsmen.

Face it guys, if there's a Pak/India debate going on, on Facebook, Youtube, PakPassion, Indian forum (etc), we Pakistani's still have the CT 17 to go back on, we can hold our ground, the win has now been made a joke 100% agree because of how much we bring it up in 2019, but you would be naive to not agree that WE DID DO IT.

World Cup streak is a major accomplishment, hats off to you, but let that not change the fact that we're also on a ICC Knock Out streak of our own...
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1 match streak?

India has won 1996, 2007, 2011 icc knockouts against Pakistan.
 
Not at all, i didn't have hopes when you have the likes of malik, hafeez, sarfraz, etc so no.
 
Winning 1 match is not a ICC streak, its still a 7-0 loss in ODI WC & 12-0 including WT20 - so let’s not delude ourselves where we stand. Champions Trophy is NOT WC.

But I was sure that had we faced India again this WC after beating all the odds, we could have made it a 7-1.
 
nope, pakistan really needed a wake up call, ik needs to intervene and clean the management
 
i am not ... if we win against bangaldesh, i would be ok with the results... not happy but not sad... i think we are at no5 in the world at the min... we can beat anyone on a given day, lose to anyone (WI and Afg match showed that) but overall we are behind the nations that are in the semies.... where we can go, just a little tweeking and focus in the team, we can def go no2/3 ... i think if we have youngsters like Harris Rauf, Naseem Shah, Umar Khan, M.Hussnain, Khushdil Shah, Said Badar, Umiar Masood... well we can take the next steps....
 
Not disappointed at all.Pakistan played quite considering this is not a top team.The WI match proved to be costly.Losing to WI would have been ok if the margin of victory had been small.We got to move on and think of the future.Let us see if the new domestic structure raises the standard.Pakistan needs to find a few good batsmen and a couple of good spinners.We will always find good fast bowlers.We already have Shaheen Afridi,Mohammad Hasnain and Naseem Shah who are very promising.I am sure there are plenty more.
 
A moment of reflection for PCB. We have the talent but we need to nurture and mature this raw talent. Restructuring of the domestic process is a step in the right direction. It is sad that we will most likely not make it to the SF but based on the abysmal initial performance, #5 is a fair position. We must energize our cricket with a more competitive structure, especially at the most formative stages, dynamic coaching, better planned competition and tours at the Under 16, 19, Pakistan A and National level. The players should play with flair and intelligence and not with the fear of losing.
 
Considering we recovered and won our last 3 games in a row after a bad start, yes it is dissapointing especially given the fact India blatantly got Pakistan kicked out of the Semi's.
 
If we lost to desh & out of tournament then no problem. But what ind/nz did (never even put up a fight) leaves a bitter taste in the mouth!!
 
dildilpak said:
Winning 1 match is not a ICC streak, its still a 7-0 loss in ODI WC & 12-0 including WT20 - so let’s not delude ourselves where we stand. Champions Trophy is NOT WC.

But I was sure that had we faced India again this WC after beating all the odds, we could have made it a 7-1.
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Every time I hear of someone winning a multi million dollar lottery, I have this strange and intense feeling that if only I had bought a ticket and participated in that draw, I would have won that ticket. And then for some time I fantasize about me being the winner and the fun things I would do with those imaginary millions.

I have always wondered if I am the only one who experienced such delusional 'losers guilt' after losing out on something. Your post gives me the assurance that I am not alone in indulging such delusional fantasies.
 
I think Pak played good cricket in WC after poor series after series so I am not disappointed in that regard.

Bit disappointed because I have always been of the belief that this team was poorly managed in last 2 years, we might have gone further if we had decent selectors, captains and coaches.
 
We played very good cricket. We were arguably the fourth best side in the tournament and should have progressed but luck deserted us at crucial stages like SL rained off match etc and luck went with NZ at crucial stages like rained off Ind match or Brathwaite six etc. We should be proud of the team's performance but unlike certain minnows we should not be satisfied with a mid-tier exit. On to the next tournament then.
 
Not really.

Pakistan is known to get better as tournaments progress because they do not know their best playing XI beforehand.

Furthermore, the concept of “luck” does play a crucial role in sports and life but it usually ends up favoring the side that is better prepared and deserving.

And that’s evident by our recent record against NZ (we have been getting better in the last year).
 
Were you guys expecting Pakistan to win the WC? we know for years we were no 7-8 ranked ODI side. I think Pakistan has done really well in the WC overall. One disappointment was heavy loss against WI
 
Absolutely not. I refused to support Pakistan in this World Cup.
 
Syed1 said:
We played very good cricket. We were arguably the fourth best side in the tournament and should have progressed but luck deserted us at crucial stages like SL rained off match etc and luck went with NZ at crucial stages like rained off Ind match or Brathwaite six etc. We should be proud of the team's performance but unlike certain minnows we should not be satisfied with a mid-tier exit. On to the next tournament then.
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If we beat Bangladesh than we will be 4/5 th side in the tournament.
 
I am disheartened that we are out, WC in England with Pak fans is so much better. That's why we as fans should vent our anger and let the management know our feelings.

Otherwise, the nepotism and senior culture which has handicapped us for so long will continue unabated. The team has the potential to be so much better than it currently is the upsetting part. We need some :aag
 
Afhan Ali said:
I think 90% Pakistani fans will not be sad at all with this performance because that is expected result of this mediocre team
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Don’t think so. 90% of the fans are delusional beyond repair.
 
Syed1 said:
We played very good cricket. We were arguably the fourth best side in the tournament and should have progressed but luck deserted us at crucial stages like SL rained off match etc and luck went with NZ at crucial stages like rained off Ind match or Brathwaite six etc. We should be proud of the team's performance but unlike certain minnows we should not be satisfied with a mid-tier exit. On to the next tournament then.
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Arguably 6th
 
Always back Pakistan, disappointment make the successes even sweeter. Who can forget the sweetness of the CT 17.

Hopefully for the next WC.
 
xbronze said:
Every time I hear of someone winning a multi million dollar lottery, I have this strange and intense feeling that if only I had bought a ticket and participated in that draw, I would have won that ticket. And then for some time I fantasize about me being the winner and the fun things I would do with those imaginary millions.

I have always wondered if I am the only one who experienced such delusional 'losers guilt' after losing out on something. Your post gives me the assurance that I am not alone in indulging such delusional fantasies.
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Its not a delusion -i firmly believe with Haaris Sohail our middle order is better than yours plus Aamir & Shaheen were peaking at the right team, it was a matter of taking out the Indian openers. Plus having come back from the abyss would mean that the momentum was ours if we would met in the SF. India have shown that it is not impossible to defeat India.
 
PCTPost2019 said:
What?

Who are your top 6 then?

It's obviously:
Aus
Ind
Eng
Pak
NZ
BD
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Leave him he is just a salty Bangladeshi fan whose team for the umteenth time got smashed about at a world tournament. Pak beat Eng and NZ two teams that made the semi and this guy thinks BD had a better tournament. :)))
 
I think if you look at this teams potential then it under achieved by alot. We made a
 
AAli98 said:
If we lost to desh & out of tournament then no problem. But what ind/nz did (never even put up a fight) leaves a bitter taste in the mouth!!
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Well this is in history now, people will talk about this is in fututre.

Really gutted, never usually bothers me but when teams do that hope it comes back to haunt them.
 
Not too sure. Pak actually played really well in this WC. Not often does it happen that Pak beats Eng, Sa and NZ.

Usually we get humiliated out of a WC, but this time around we did better than expectations. Pak even deserves the SF more than NZ, but it is what it is.

Glad that a pathetic mediocre Pak side performed better than expected, but sad that it could have been a SF if luck had been at Pak's side.
 
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Babar Azam top 5 batsman, Amir top 5 bowler (in english conditions he is unplayable at times), decent openers and very decent tail (hasan, wahab, amir can all contribute 20-30 comfortably). Only problem was the middle order but bringing in Harris solved that aswell. I think we needed a little bit of luck and we could've done much better than this.
 
I am not upset at all. Pakistan's performance was beyond expectations, and yes I am a believer, Pakistan is not officially out of the tournament yet!

There were people on PP who said Pakistan would lose all their matches, said Pakistan would lose vs England etc, but Pakistan once again proved the naysayers, wrist-slitters, and haters - wrong. In fact, these sad people are more upset to see Pakistan progress to where they are at this stage, compared to those who support Pakistan with their heart!

In hindsight, Pakistan were unlucky at times; some things are out of our hands, like the weather. The Sri Lanka washout game cost us a valuable 1 point, and had the rain not threatened and intervened in the game vs India, the outcome may have been different.

Still I have faith! Pakistan will win the toss on Friday, and set a new record with the first ever team scoring 500 in an ODI!
 
Proud of how we played the 2nd half of the tournament. Gave our fans something to cheer about. If we beat Bangladesh then there is absolutely no doubt that we have been the 4th best team in this world cup and I will take that considering what was being said about us before the start of the tournament.

At the end of the day England, India and Australia are on another level - yes we can beat them on our day but in terms of quality they are much much better.

As far as this mamoo clown is concerned I don't think he has ever supported Pakistan or been to a game. Either he is a troll or he has got some issues in his head.
 
Of course I’m.

But koi nahi it happens.

Pakistan still managed to beat NZ, England and South Africa....
 
Nope...we've just about done what was expected.
No biggie.
 
Mamoon said:
Absolutely not. I refused to support Pakistan in this World Cup.
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Honest question, when was the last time you actually supported Pakistan? Can't be 88 or 92 cause you were not born...

In all honesty, team outperformed. Could be worse. We could be SA, SL or WI fan. Maybe a little more luck and we could be playing in a QF tomorrow. Only thing that hurts is that they fought back so well, we really believed it was our chance - winning each pressure match but ended with a whimper out of our control.
 
Time to move on. Team is young and this experience will stand in good stead. Multiple changes are not required. This team should be supported.
 
Mamoon said:
Absolutely not. I refused to support Pakistan in this World Cup.
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A Fan is someone who cheers for their home team no matter what.

You are not a PCB member who can change things, your advices, observations, criticism won't reach them, hence, just act as a fan and enjoy whatever wins we get and hope that things will improve. Take sports as a fun element and enjoy it until & unless your efforts directly help improve cricket in Pakistan.

Just my two cents.
 
LegendAli said:
Come on guys, you and your next door neighbor all know it would have been a massive task to win the Semi Final and Final and go on to take the cup.

Yes, this is Pakistan and for those of you who believe we would of won the Cup or at least made the Finals, you're also in the right because again we're Pakistan.

Now that we've cleared our chances scenario let's focus on the possibility of a Semi Final or Final with India.

Do you know how much pain a loss to India would of caused Pakistani's for the 2nd time in the same World Cup? something that has never happened before.

It would of caused more pain than the 2011 Semi Final Loss because back then we didn't have the Champions Trophy to fall back on.

We're still Champions, two years is not too long ago, we demolished India in the Finals, we got the upper hand forever, until they get that payback.

Chin up Pakistan, I certainly did not feel comfortable putting our Final win bragging rights on the line with such mediocre batsmen.

Face it guys, if there's a Pak/India debate going on, on Facebook, Youtube, PakPassion, Indian forum (etc), we Pakistani's still have the CT 17 to go back on, we can hold our ground, the win has now been made a joke 100% agree because of how much we bring it up in 2019, but you would be naive to not agree that WE DID DO IT.

World Cup streak is a major accomplishment, hats off to you, but let that not change the fact that we're also on a ICC Knock Out streak of our own...
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Not bothered at the outcome, but truly bothered abt lack of thinking and foresight. We did not our best elevn going into the wc and even in wc without any major injury we were fumbling to find out best elevent. Decisions was poor, putting australia and indian to bat, and selection as well. What would you expect when no thinking has gone into anything? Also, what was inzi doing in england?
 
You get upset there and then, but after a short while you get over it.

And If Pakistan beat BD tomorrow and end up on 11 Points it will give some pain, but that will also settle with the weekend coming up:)
 
Nothing changed since the last WC and Pakistan followed the prdicatable path despite all the talk of being underdogs, unpredictable, perform when needed etc.
Pakistan is almost out of this WC and barring a miracle the journey officially ends tomorrow. I hope that Imran Khan is noticing and as a former cricket professional will take personal interest in building and promoting cricket in Pakistan, from the grounds up, on merit so that the team can be competitive in the 2023 WC.
 
Upset yes
Surprised no
Time for some changes yes
 
Disappointed yes, upset no.

After 2007 T20 final and 2011 World Cup semi defeats this is minor. The team tried hard towards the end but just missed out.

If we missed out after a great start and then lost 4/5 matches it would have been worse.
 
Saj said:
Upset yes
Surprised no
Time for some changes yes
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We have lost the same amount of games as 2 of the Quarter finalists. I am not sure what more we could ask for!!! Yes we shouldn't have bombed in the WI game
We don't need major changes!!
 
I’m not upset at all.

In the last 3-4 matches we have done very well.

With the lack of planning, preparation and resources (from grass-root level to international cricket) we have overachieved. Let’s not forget where we are ranked in the ODI’s.

A loss v Bangladesh won’t change my opinion - Bangladesh are a far stronger side than Pakistan; we will do very well to beat them.
 
Pak fans shouldn't be upset, your team actually punched far above their weight, beating England was absolutely phenomenal, hoping for a cracker of a match tomorrow, whoever wins is the 2nd best team of Asia in my eyes.
 
The way we started the England series in April, I for one was not expecting much from this team and the loss to Windies in the WC confirmed my thoughts even further, that this team will not even beat Afghanistan.

Even though we are 99% out I am very optimistic about the future of Pakistan Cricket. The boys have gained good experience on the big stage and have fought well to beat Eng NZ and SA which I was fortunate enough to witness at Lords.

Few changes are a must for this team, Pakistan and its supporters can hold their heads high. We are now beginning to gel as a team and you will see a totally different Pakistan team mentality.

Good luck for tomorrow.

Pakistan zindabad!
 
Savak said:
Considering we recovered and won our last 3 games in a row after a bad start, yes it is dissapointing especially given the fact India blatantly got Pakistan kicked out of the Semi's.
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Right, cause India has nothing better to do than think about Pakistan morning, day and night. Instead of blaming your own teams crappy performance, blame another team. The game was already out of hand the moment Panday got out. Why screw up the NRR when we didn't officially qualify and had Bangladesh to face. Your post has been very poor recently, this one isn't any better.
 
If it makes you feel any better, we did better than expected.

It was also nice seeing Babar average 60+ and finally looking like a match winner.

Amir and Shaheen back in form

And not to forget Wahab Riaz being a true fighter despite his injury. One more wicket and he will be Pakistan’s 2nd highest wicket taker in WC behind Wasim Akram.

:riaz
 
light said:
Right, cause India has nothing better to do than think about Pakistan morning, day and night. Instead of blaming your own teams crappy performance, blame another team. The game was already out of hand the moment Panday got out. Why screw up the NRR when we didn't officially qualify and had Bangladesh to face. Your post has been very poor recently, this one isn't any better.
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Lance Klusenar would have managed the equation easy from the time Pandya got out. India had plenty of batting left and many easy games left. Dhoni intentionally underperformed to deliberately have Pakistan kicked out of the semis, not out of any fear or anything but to deliberately depress and upset the Pakistani nation in complete consistency with the Modi BJP agenda.

Pakistani inefficiencies are for another thread
 
I am over it now. Was very upset when England defeated NZ that I didn't even have my dinner. Now it is an acceptance, it wasn't to be coz we are simply not good enough.
 
PakLFC said:
I am over it now. Was very upset when England defeated NZ that I didn't even have my dinner. Now it is an acceptance, it wasn't to be coz we are simply not good enough.
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At the end of the day, it is just a game. No point in letting it affect your life.
 
sweep_shot said:
At the end of the day, it is just a game. No point in letting it affect your life.
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True! Like it not it does effect us fans for a while. Some fans get over the disappointment faster then others.
 
Let me tell you something. Pakistan of last 10 years was never team to win 8/10
World Cup games but they were always a team everyone was scared to face in the KOs because in the KOs few teams bring the fire like Pakistan. I’m proud to say my own Indian team is also similar just that we have been consistent otherwise also and have been table topper material.

I’m going to miss Pakistan in the KOs but I still remain hopeful of a miracle against Bangladesh.

Good luck Cornered Tigers.

My heart is with you.

Bhaijaan
 
Mueez said:
Of course I’m.

But koi nahi it happens.

Pakistan still managed to beat NZ, England and South Africa....
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We have to say Nz, Sa are very weak, beating them is not a big deal.NZ is very lucky to be semis. That win over eng is good.
 
Before the tournament began I would have been happy with a couple of wins I had so little faith in this team. In that context, if Pakistan win this game with BD I would consider this a pretty decent campaign.

Some good wins against decent opposition, and you could argue only some bad luck with washouts really deprived us of a good shout of the semis. So all in all, can't really complain that much other than one shocking performance against the Windies. Yes the loss against Australia was also very disappointing, but we have had good wins against England, NZ and SA to balance that.
 
To answer the question in the thread title.....I think I'll get over it.
 
Of course I was upset as we got knocked in such a cruel way which was another team losing despite the fact Pakistan team were seriously gathering momentum and the 1992 comparisons were genuinely starting to look freaky. Did I expect Pakistan to win this tournament? No, of course not, but I'm still sad the dream is over.

In my life, I'm going to look back at this Cricket World Cup and I doubt anything in my life will match it. This World Cup started a few weeks after I came back from Uni, with Uni finishing and I even stayed a month extra to work and make money. So I had a lot of free time. This World Cup was being held in my own country, while I have very other responsibilities in life, didn't have any studies or a job to worry about, so it was extremely fun to follow the Cricket World Cup knowing I can dedicate a lot of time to watching, following it and knowing it's taking place in my country. It's been like a rollercoaster ride, every single Pakistan match has been like a story, all the memes after the WI thrashing, the reaction when we stunned the world to beat England, I can go on and on but I'll be here all day. No World Cup will ever be like this in the future, I'm sure life is just going to get downhill now I am 20 years old, in future years I will be too busy with work or whatever to follow cricket to this extent, and of course tournaments would be hosted in different countries, so time difference would be an issue too. I'm honestly going to feel heartbroken when this tournament ends, and there will never be another tournament like this.
 
When i was young i used to get disheartened. Now its easy to accept because we are a mediocre side and a side like us can only fluke it. Better sides are playing the World cup semi-finals so no complains.
 
aukhan said:
When i was young i used to get disheartened. Now its easy to accept because we are a mediocre side and a side like us can only fluke it. Better sides are playing the World cup semi-finals so no complains.
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Classy & mature post.
 
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