[PICTURES] Unprofessional behaviour, poor diets and smoking

[Dr_Green]

The Pakistan players and Pakistan management should take responsibility for their unprofessional behaviour.

I saw them myself personally in Lona (restaurant in bristol) they were eating the most unhealthy food and sugary drinks and many were smoking . They were nice enough to take pics with me but didn't even have the shame to hide their cigarettes in the pictures. I have a photo of our premier fast bowlers smoking and they smoked throughout the evening. Luckily the game was rained off as they were out late at night eating junk and smoking.

Yesterday the whole team was pictured in archies diner buying burgers, chips, milk shakes and big deserts and in the night they were pictured on wimslow rd in sheesha joints smoking.

It's not even the juniors I'm talking about our senior players .... these are supposed to be professional athletes....Indian players are probably keeping a protein diet and training non stop but Pakistan players are in party mode.

Have they got no shame.

I can post pics ... I think they should be shamed






[Wahab Riaz picture provided by member: [MENTION=143563]Dr_Green[/MENTION] ]

 

[AdamM97]

Professionalism is not common in South Asia. India has learnt the importance of a professional lifestyle, diet etc while we haven’t. I don’t blame the players, Pakistani cricket neither teaches nor encourages good diet.

 

[PakLFC]

This is not surprising seeing how unfit they all appear. Don't need picture to see it.

 

[MSaad1237]

Name and shame.!!!

 

[hashimafzal]

Players want to smoke thats their own personal decision that have no right to hold against them. It's their life.

Issue arises of the timing, and the players should be absolutely aware of the possible repercussions of their actions.

You win against India no one bats an eye, but in a loss this stuff gets highlighted and they need to be completely aware of it.

As for poor diets it just goes to show how these guys don't even take themselves seriously as professional athletes.

 

[gkb101277867]

A lot of us have spent hundreds/thousands of pounds to go to this match. The whole country waits for this match and this is shameful of true. Post the pics. We support you bro

 

[Ellipsism]

 

[Hasan123]

Pathetic mentality. These guys don’t even want to look like athletes, so why would they want to improve their game? Absolutely disgusting.

Our cricket and mentality is rotten to the core right now. This team is so unliekable . I have never ever been do depressed about a Pakistan team like this one. In 2015 I had more Hope than with this bunch.

 

[JaDed]

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Thats not the restaurant he is talking abt though..

 

[adil79]

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pathetic. this is what they are doing, instead of performing.

 

[Pete Rose]

Pics are doing rounds on social media.

I have seen them, the OP is still lying. because he needs to prove that (a) these are yesterday's pics (b) they were eating fried food and (c) they and not their friends were smoking.

 

[jusarrived]

Players want to smoke thats their own personal decision that have no right to hold against them. It's their life.

Issue arises of the timing, and the players should be absolutely aware of the possible repercussions of their actions.

You win against India no one bats an eye, but in a loss this stuff gets highlighted and they need to be completely aware of it.

As for poor diets it just goes to show how these guys don't even take themselves seriously as professional athletes.

Can’t believe you saying it’s ok to smoke for a professional sportsman . It takes a huge toll on your body and it’s impossible for a smoker to be at his best .

 

[Prince of Pakistan]

Unprofessionalism is in our culture unfortunately. It will take time to change this. You need strict rules and maintenance at root level.

Are these guys ever told what to not eat at u-15 level? No. It's tough for these guys to leave roti salan chawwal.

 

[MenInG]

Not the best thing for Pakistan cricket this.

 

[Madplayer]

Look at sarfataz carrying all that junk food. Rodiculous.

 

[Ronaldo7]

Can’t believe you saying it’s ok to smoke for a professional sportsman . It takes a huge toll on your body and it’s impossible for a smoker to be at his best .

It's shisha so not really smoking

 

[Araash]

So, whatever happened to management keeping a strict tab on players' movement in after hours, curfew etc etc?

And the diet thing - didn't they have a full time dietician along with an army of support staff like physiologists, physiotherapists to keep these duds in shape. Man, I don't know yahan to poora aaway ka aawa hi begrra hua hay. PCB is cash cow that everyone who's someone tries to milk it to the max with absolute no accountability whatsoever.

 

[Madplayer]

It's shisha so not really smoking

Is shisha healthy for a sportsperson?

 

[MenInG]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">"We had so many hopes from them and I hear they have been eating burgers and pizzas last night - maybe they should start wrestling and give up cricket" <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/CWC19?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#CWC19</a> <a href="https://t.co/WJynnKcoB9">pic.twitter.com/WJynnKcoB9</a></p>— Saj Sadiq (@Saj_PakPassion) <a href="https://twitter.com/Saj_PakPassion/status/1140520446863040512?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 17, 2019</a></blockquote>
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[Snatch]

Guys, not defending the fast-food & smoking by any means, but this seems like a way to look for an excuse for their poor performance at the WC so far, when the truth of the matter is they're just not as good as the other top teams.

 

[emranabbas]

Guys, not defending the fast-food & smoking by any means, but this seems like a way to look for an excuse for their poor performance at the WC so far, when the truth of the matter is they're just not as good as the other top teams.

They are not as good of others because they don't care,

 

[hashimafzal]

Can’t believe you saying it’s ok to smoke for a professional sportsman . It takes a huge toll on your body and it’s impossible for a smoker to be at his best .

Footballers smoke and even with football being so much more physically demanding than cricket, we've never seen it to be brought up as such a big issue.

 

[Snatch]

They are not as good of others because they don't care,

Hate to burst your bubble, but those players just don't have the cricketing skills to beat the top sides, whether they had a perfect lifestyle off the field or not.

As most of us agreed, only 2 Pakistani players at the most would make this current Indian side. Personally I'd say only 1, and that's Amir, due to his good form.

 

[Tapeballcricket]

It's the fielding where it tells the most with lack of fitness etc

 

[trickyone]

Apparantly, smoking pictures were taken 48 hours ahead of the game therefore PCB isn't taking any action against them...

 

[Captain caveman]

Footballers smoke and even with football being so much more physically demanding than cricket, we've never seen it to be brought up as such a big issue.

What?
Smoking is a big no no in football!
Players have been sold on because they are smokers.

 

[Captain caveman]

OVER REACTION!

Not that bad a thing to do the night before a wc match!
Now if they had gone to an AKON CONCERT, i would ban them for life!

 

[Zaz]

Footballers smoke and even with football being so much more physically demanding than cricket, we've never seen it to be brought up as such a big issue.

Its not an issue when performances are upto scratch on the field But when your absolutely awful on the pitch but the night before you are seen eating burgers and smoking away then obviously there is going to be an issue made

 

[Suleiman]

Paid holiday. Like that one guy here said, some of these guys are itching to just run away from the management and start a new life here in England.

 

[Lovelydayall]

One picture is showing Hassan Ali buying street food (dont know what), but despite that is very fit athlete. Why isn't he performing?

 

[cricketjoshila]

Not encouraging smoking, but Shane Warne was a big time smoker

 

[Madplayer]

Unprofessional

 

[irfan]

Not encouraging smoking, but Shane Warne was a big time smoker

different era, but Warne was a freak talentwise(despite having a useless googly), a once a lifetime type player & he had many well documented fitness issues

 

[Kriketer]

You folks are getting a lil too emotional. Yes fitness problems are there with some players, but players like Wahab, Amir, Babr, Imam, Malik, Hasan seem quite fit.

And for the pictures, they are human and can have regular day outings at restaurants etc. Yes we don't have a culture of fitness in general in South Asia, among our athletes in general and it should be demanded by the board. but this is quite idiotic to be demanding pictures after the loss. It's just a sport so don't lose your senses.

 

[Cryin Out Loud]

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To be fair, this pic of Sarfaraz on the right- are we even sure it's current?

He seems far fitter in the pic than he looks today.

 

[PakWarrior]

Guys don't forget:

Several of these players failed the pre England tour fitness test TWICE.

Let that sink in for a second.

Having seen the pics in this thread you can now see why.

Every other team in this world cup is on a strict nutritional diet throughout the tour as prepared by their nutrionaists. This is a FACT. This diet consists of high protein and slow release carbs.

But the Pakistan lot are doing something different altogether.

What's going on?

 

[Danyaalr01]

I see Azhar Mahmood in the backround in the photo showing Hasan Ali, which probably means the team management were aware of the players going out.

 

[Revolution]

These type of images will disturb lot of youth who follow them.

Smoking/Drinking are their personal choice but for celebrities it should be inside but not in the public.

 

[PakWarrior]

I see Azhar Mahmood in the backround in the photo showing Hasan Ali, which probably means the team management were aware of the players going out.

That's not Azhar. It's another member of the coaching staff.

 

[OffDrive]

You guys are a disgrace, the player are allowed their downtime, thank god we respect peoples privacy in Australia.

So what if they went out to dinner? Aussies, Indians, NZ, etc all enjoy their free time away from the pressure of the sports field.

Thank god the Aussie team aren't from a country like Pakistan.

 

[Balthazar]

Occassional smoking is fine. But what's up with eating junk food a day before the game? lol.. I hope our Indian players are not doing the same.

 

[irfan]

I though OP had pics of them out in Bristol, that shisha lounge pic with Malik and his wife is in Manchester.

 

[Stark]

If I am not mistaken, there were reports of pakistani team members partying late in the night before the quarter final match of 96 as well.

Too much of casual and persistent non professional attitude.

 

[Bewal Express]

I think we are clutching at straws- they are not good players and their skill levels are just not good enough. If they lived like Monks, they would still be just as poor.

 

[Ucdkee]

Just a thought, would these stupids even know that milkshakes and burgers are unhealthy for them?

 

[PakWarrior]

If I am not mistaken, there were reports of pakistani team members partying late in the night before the quarter final match of 96 as well.

Too much of casual and persistent non professional attitude.

No. That was Wasim Akram in an Indian disco after QF loss.

 

[Hitman]

You guys are a disgrace, the player are allowed their downtime, thank god we respect peoples privacy in Australia.

So what if they went out to dinner? Aussies, Indians, NZ, etc all enjoy their free time away from the pressure of the sports field.

Thank god the Aussie team aren't from a country like Pakistan.

They were enjoying at the bar till 2 AM in the night, the day before the match.

 

[Captain caveman]

No. That was Wasim Akram in an Indian disco after QF loss.

Is that true, because you have shown in previous posts that you are a fantasist!
And wasn't akram supposed to be injured?

 

[dhump]

I thought the solution was positivity and aggression, what is professionalism, and since when it is essential to winning a world cup. I had seen the fitness of a few of our former players those players we consider so much fitter than the current crop, and they were nothing in comparison to a few national and club level athletes I have opportunity to train here in Germany. (talking about sports overall cycling, football, etc.)

It is pathetic to see that they are professional players from Pakistan and paid to play cricket. I am happy to see them losing they don't deserve to win. No one should be triumphant, making a mockery of sports like this.

 

[RainStopsPlay]

https://m.republicworld.com/sports-...sheesha-cafe-in-lead-up-to-match-versus-india

Can you imagine Indian players doing the same? They will be booted out from the team like trash.

Oh really? Didn't you see Kohli/Rohit/YV and co in the IPL after-match parties? Want me to post some pictures of Mallya's party pictures from the SKYEE Bar in Lavelle road? Come on! There are much worse images and videos of our Indian cricketers than these! Our very own Pandya has just returned to the team after sprouting some idiotic comments on a TV show recently. Nobody booted him out!

 

[Hitman]

Oh really? Didn't you see Kohli/Rohit/YV and co in the IPL after-match parties? Want me to post some pictures of Mallya's party pictures from the SKYEE Bar in Lavelle road? Come on! There are much worse images and videos of our Indian cricketers than these! Our very own Pandya has just returned to the team after sprouting some idiotic comments on a TV show recently. Nobody booted him out!

Show me one incident where Indian players were hanging out till 2 AM on the day of the match, let alone a high profile WC match? IPL is not International cricket, it’s more of a cricket carnival. Players do not represent their country in the IPL.

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Not sure what the whole hue and cry is all about in here as if this is something that has happened for the first time.

It's been going on for a very long time and will not just stop here, as the culture is just as such where these things are just seen as being very normal and as a daily occurance.

What I am surprised about is that when Arthur came and started making all this noise about fitness and what not, where was he when these players decided to go out for a midnight munch with a WC on line and a big match in the morning.

 

[pakistani pride]

In one of the pics the team MNGT is there as well so no big deal. Take hasan ali as an example, he is extremely fit and looks great but mentally he is shot. He is afraid of pitching the ball up. Some 1 needs to have a good chat with him.

 

[Gullycricket]

Oh really? Didn't you see Kohli/Rohit/YV and co in the IPL after-match parties? Want me to post some pictures of Mallya's party pictures from the SKYEE Bar in Lavelle road? Come on! There are much worse images and videos of our Indian cricketers than these! Our very own Pandya has just returned to the team after sprouting some idiotic comments on a TV show recently. Nobody booted him out!

But they perform also.Everything gets brushed under carpet if they perform.Wasim was saying in interview to Zainab that he did many such things in free time which he can't say on TV.Problem is our players doing all this and not performing

 

[Revolution]

Oh really? Didn't you see Kohli/Rohit/YV and co in the IPL after-match parties? Want me to post some pictures of Mallya's party pictures from the SKYEE Bar in Lavelle road? Come on! There are much worse images and videos of our Indian cricketers than these! Our very own Pandya has just returned to the team after sprouting some idiotic comments on a TV show recently. Nobody booted him out!

IPL parties were banned from 2nd or 3rd season.

Regarding Pandya and Rahul show, these people got nice beatings from BCCI and media/people too. They both were trending in social media for continuously two days.

If our cricketers does like pak team, our BCCI/COA will take action.

 

[Hitman]

IPL parties were banned from 2nd or 3rd season.

Regarding Pandya and Rahul show, these people got nice beatings from BCCI and media/people too. They both were trending in social media for continuously two days.

If our cricketers does like pak team, our BCCI/COA will take action.

And that is the reason Indian players stay within their limits. They know what the consequences would be otherwise.

 

[MenInG]

Wahab Riaz picture added in post#1

 

[aukhan]

Imad should not be in contention for captaincy at all.

 

[Arsalan Pro]

Amir

Get your eyes checked, that's not Amir.

 

[Spin Master]

They are all Railu Kattas.

 

[Arsalan Pro]

6 players are present in these pictures:

Shoaib Malik
Imad Wasim
Wahab Riaz
Imam Ul Haq
Sarfraz Ahmed
Hasan Ali

What about the rest of them?

 

[Pete Rose]

So, can the OP prove, that (a) the Shisha lounge pictures are from the night before the game? And the payers are smoking a shisha?
As for eating unhealthy, where’s the proof? A picture of a milkshake and we don’t know the date of that pic or who it’s for?
I really hate this kind of insinuated nonsense. I have seen all these pics and I see nothing close to what the. OP is claiming.
As for them hanging out with females: we are not the morality police, it’s their life:

 

[Hitman]

They are all Railu Kattas.

What does Railu Katya mean?

 

[RainStopsPlay]

But they perform also.Everything gets brushed under carpet if they perform.Wasim was saying in interview to Zainab that he did many such things in free time which he can't say on TV.Problem is our players doing all this and not performing

Yes performance is the problem. But don't link it with a player's social life. What if Pak was the winner yesterday? The same fans on twitter and on this forum would've heaped praises stating "Pak went on to thrash Ind despite partying hard the previous night!". It's all in the perspective! Just that Pakistan is not performing well, all these pictures and videos are being glorified as if they committed a huge crime! And, btw! you can still manage to have a 6 pack abs body despite eating burgers and biryanis occasionally by tracking your calories-intake regularly. Trust me Pakistan's Cricketers problems are much beyond Burgers and Sishas.

 

[Napa]

Oh really? Didn't you see Kohli/Rohit/YV and co in the IPL after-match parties? Want me to post some pictures of Mallya's party pictures from the SKYEE Bar in Lavelle road? Come on! There are much worse images and videos of our Indian cricketers than these! Our very own Pandya has just returned to the team after sprouting some idiotic comments on a TV show recently. Nobody booted him out!

Politically incorrect opinions are entirely different from unhealthy lifestyles. Pandya is super-fit, you can bet he eats healthy, works out regularly and doesn't smokes or drink (if he does, in very limited amounts).

 

[hadi123]

Absolutely Pathetic. Disgraceful. These players should be ashamed of themselves. They are representing their country and lack basic professionalism. And I'm surprised not one person in the management was against this. National embarrasment. People are saying that Pakistan are just not good enough and that people are clutching at straws with these allegations, but these people are missing the principle. The fact is these guys are pinning the hopes of millions of Pakistanis around the globe on their shoulders in cricket's most prestigious tournament, and they seem to be taking this as a joke. These people get paid thousands to represent their country and this is their attitude towards the game. Sportsmen should be undergoing a proper fitness regime and a strict diet plan, why go shisha and restaurants BEFORE a big game. If it was to celebrate a win, that would be fine, but this is unjustifiable.

 

[Sunny_majoka]

What does Railu Katya mean?

Neither batsman nor bowler, just in the team to complete the numbers

 

[Abid Z]

Supposing these pics were not of a night Or two ago but a year or two ago. In this day and age no professional athlete representing their country at the highest level should be eating junk food or smoking even if it’s a Shisha It’s the kind of thing that was stamped out of English cricket in the 1990’s. We are so far behind international standards in terms of fielding and general fitness that the coaches should be monitoring a strict diet not ordering for us. Really I feel embarrassed looking at these photos.

On another note you’d think the captain of the national team would have somebody go get the junk food for him rather than wander the streets of Manchester like some vagrant

 

[ab041937]

Players want to smoke thats their own personal decision that have no right to hold against them. It's their life.

A sportsman who is representing his country needs to be disciplined. What kind of character will he represent to his fan following otherwise!!!

In India, you don't see sportsman endorsing softdrinks anymore (Sachin was the last). Kohli had to end his contract with Pepsi in 2017 since carbonated soft drink do not align with his fitness and diet mantra. Dhoni has only endorsed an energy drink Powerade. I remember a TV interview where Saqlain Mushtaq claimed that Kohli had told him that he hasn't had even an aloo paratha for over 7 years. That is the kind of discipline one expects from sportsmen.

 

[light]

I have no issue on what they do in their personal life but as a fast bowler who smokes ... any athelete smoking is nonsense in my book. That just goes to show you how serious they are about their game.

 

[the Great Khan]

wahab smokes? lol..to be fair its not affected his pace..his problem is his brain and lack of ability..

 

[the Great Khan]

I have no issue on what they do in their personal life but as a fast bowler who smokes ... any athelete smoking is nonsense in my book. That just goes to show you how serious they are about their game.

But i agree with this too

 

[RainStopsPlay]

A sportsman who is representing his country needs to be disciplined. What kind of character will he represent to his fan following otherwise!!!

In India, you don't see sportsman endorsing softdrinks anymore (Sachin was the last). Kohli had to end his contract with Pepsi in 2017 since carbonated soft drink do not align with his fitness and diet mantra. Dhoni has only endorsed an energy drink Powerade. I remember a TV interview where Saqlain Mushtaq claimed that Kohli had told him that he hasn't had even an aloo paratha for over 7 years. That is the kind of discipline one expects from sportsmen.

See, you can't expect every cricketer to follow the fitness habits and discipline of Indian cricketers when our very own Rohit Sharma's waistline is expanding by an inch with every passing day. But he's the best opener in the world currently. That's what matters! Aren't players like Ben Stokes and Warner performing well despite having disciplinary issues? Their teams are backing them and fans have no problems with them either. End of the day, your performance on the field is what matters! You can still be successful in a sport despite being a brat/chubby/playboy as long as you perform consistently and win games for your team.

 

[maddgenius]

different era, but Warne was a freak talentwise(despite having a useless googly), a once a lifetime type player & he had many well documented fitness issues

Aaron Finch from this era is a regular smoker too

 

[ab041937]

See, you can't expect every cricketer to follow the fitness habits and discipline of Indian cricketers when our very own Rohit Sharma's waistline is expanding by an inch with every passing day. But he's the best opener in the world currently. That's what matters! Aren't players like Ben Stokes and Warner performing well despite having disciplinary issues? Their teams are backing them and fans have no problems with them either. End of the day, your performance on the field is what matters! You can still be successful in a sport despite being a brat/chubby/playboy as long as you perform consistently and win games for your team.

Frankly speaking, Rohit is only couple of bad series away from being dropped, just like Sehwag after a bad Australia tour. Rohit is purely surviving in the team because of his big hitting ability. It should be remembered that Rohit made his debut in Indian team in 2007 but wasn't a regular in the Indian side until 2013 when he scored that ODI double ton against Australia. Even after that he was in & out of the team until he again scored 264 against Sri Lanka. In test Cricket, he is already out. The day he starts mistiming the balls, trust me, he will chucked out of the team like a fly out of milk.

 

[RedwoodOriginal]

What does smoking have to do with this? Many cricketers smoke. Remember hearing Flintoff talk about how half the England team including Harmison and a few others used to smoke like chimneys during stopovers in airport smoking lounges. They won the Ashes a few months later.

Whenever the team does badly people start focusing on so many irrelevent things whereas the focus should be on their poor strategy. There is no clarity in team selections, toss decisions and bowling plans which is why they are doing so poorly. Not because they are smoking cigarettes or eating at restaurants.

 

[Boi]

Not sure why anyone would be surprised by this. You can just tell the way these guys play on the field that most of them are pretty dumb and it’s then reflected by these things off the field.

 

[Dr_Green]

What does smoking have to do with this? Many cricketers smoke. Remember hearing Flintoff talk about how half the England team including Harmison and a few others used to smoke like chimneys during stopovers in airport smoking lounges. They won the Ashes a few months later.

Whenever the team does badly people start focusing on so many irrelevent things whereas the focus should be on their poor strategy. There is no clarity in team selections, toss decisions and bowling plans which is why they are doing so poorly. Not because they are smoking cigarettes or eating at restaurants.

It's about being a professional athlete...it is no coincidence that Pakistan has been the most unfit on the field, with fielding errors and dropped catches in abundance. Smoking is bad for your health it will reduce your cardiac ability / oxygen levels , and endurance ... as an athlete you have to give your 100% commitment to succeed , it's not as though they are the most talented so have to work extra hard .... theirs thousands in Pakistan that would give anything to represent Pakistan, can they not even give up smoking for few weeks at a world cup where millions of fans and whole nation are supporting them?

It was difficult to take photos when they were in bristol as restaurant manager made it clear to leave them in peace and to give them privacy...but I saw with my own eyes the unhealthy food and large portions they were eating of oily /fatty/sugary food then in Manchester were pictured buying food from archies diner you cannot get more unhealthy food....Not was you would expect in the diet of an elite sportsman ... Australians, England, Indians, new zealand etc would never eat such unhealthy foods and it shows in the field , whilst they look fit, lean and muscular... Pakistan players look pudgy , soft and slow.

Finally to be pictured at a sheesha lounge 2am in the morning before a vital world cup clash is shameful.

Defend them all you want but don't be surprised by such performances all world cup...I think they should be held accountable and we need a culture change where u have to be a professional athlete lifestyle to play for pakistan national cricket team otherwise support meritocracy.

 

[Ganju Baba]

A sportsman who is representing his country needs to be disciplined. What kind of character will he represent to his fan following otherwise!!!

In India, you don't see sportsman endorsing softdrinks anymore (Sachin was the last). Kohli had to end his contract with Pepsi in 2017 since carbonated soft drink do not align with his fitness and diet mantra. Dhoni has only endorsed an energy drink Powerade. I remember a TV interview where Saqlain Mushtaq claimed that Kohli had told him that he hasn't had even an aloo paratha for over 7 years. That is the kind of discipline one expects from sportsmen.

Aloo paratha...... Kohli haven't had any roti in years. As far as I know dude lives on zero carbohydrates diet.

 

[Madplayer]

Aloo paratha...... Kohli haven't had any roti in years. As far as I know dude lives on zero carbohydrates diet.

Its hard to live on a 0 carb diet for too long. But what he would be doing is minimizing the intake and taking only complex carbs. These rotis and rice etc is a complete NO for him as he has himself mentioned.