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Pak getting treated like royalty some Indians can’t digest it want the team deported.
 
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Bilal7 said:
All these Indian Muslims supporting Pakistan hasn't gone over well with Hindutva scum. People thought it was an exaggeration that Muslims will support and back other Muslims regardless of what the imaginary lines on a map say.

It also helps that Pakistan is probably the most exciting cricket team to watch in the world. The Indian team is too heavily coached to the point of being robotic.
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You are wrong on many counts
 
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Bilal7 said:
All these Indian Muslims supporting Pakistan hasn't gone over well with Hindutva scum. People thought it was an exaggeration that Muslims will support and back other Muslims regardless of what the imaginary lines on a map say.

It also helps that Pakistan is probably the most exciting cricket team to watch in the world. The Indian team is too heavily coached to the point of being robotic.
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Indian muslims cheered Pakistani team but that doesn't mean they will cheer them even when Pakistan plays India tomorrow.
 
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ex-q-zit said:
PCT lands in Ahmedabad

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Showered with rose petals... There are other videos with Indian fans lining the roads and the Pakistani Chacha guy waiting for the Pak team bus. He shouts, Jeetega bhai jeetega but the crowd roars back, India, to which le laughs scratching his head.

But according to a couple of legends here...

@Rajdeep thought Indians would abuse the Pak team wherever they went, with Ahmedabad being even dangerous for them.
@Bilal7 thinks every Indian welcoming the Pak team is Muslim.

Two absolute legends here who probably will hate being lumped together :rp
 
Bilal7 said:
All these Indian Muslims supporting Pakistan hasn't gone over well with Hindutva. People thought it was an exaggeration that Muslims will support and back other Muslims regardless of what the imaginary lines on a map say.

It also helps that Pakistan is probably the most exciting cricket team to watch in the world. The Indian team is too heavily coached to the point of being robotic.
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Get out of religious sentiments mind. Cricket fans are supporting Pakistan simple as that
 
Bangalore crowd was overwhelmingly pro-Australia. Singing Happy birthday to Mitch and everything. Southern Hemisphere teams and their players are very popular amongst us Bangaloreans.
 
Only Hyderabad was welcoming for Pakistan . May be Kolkata will be also .
 
Asif321 said:
Only Hyderabad was welcoming for Pakistan . May be Kolkata will be also .
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west Bengal have lots of illegal immigrants from bangladesh, so if u can expect full support for them
 
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Nikhil_cric said:
Bangalore crowd was overwhelmingly pro-Australia. Singing Happy birthday to Mitch and everything. Southern Hemisphere teams and their players are very popular amongst us Bangaloreans.
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Very true. Was there in the stadium yesterday. Was a complete Australian crowd.
There was a supporter from Pakistan who was stopped by the police when he said Pakistan Zindabad (eye witness)
 
cricketkashmir said:
Very true. Was there in the stadium yesterday. Was a complete Australian crowd.
There was a supporter from Pakistan who was stopped by the police when he said Pakistan Zindabad (eye witness)
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Having said that there were definitely "hidden" Pak supporters like me. At this day and age it has become really difficult to express yourself.
The crowd did support Haris when he was at the boundary, similar for Babar and Shaheen.
 
cricketkashmir said:
Having said that there were definitely "hidden" Pak supporters like me. At this day and age it has become really difficult to express yourself.
The crowd did support Haris when he was at the boundary, similar for Babar and Shaheen.
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What I meant was even then the "hidden" supporters would have been few and far between. That incident with the PAK fan was totally uncalled for. Should never have happened.

But even for neutral matches, I don't expect the local populace to support PAK over NZ and OZ. Those players are very popular and the Aussies would have felt completely at home.

There is a tiny Kashmiri Muslim community and maybe a few local Muslims from Shivajinagar and BTM areas might support but I have plenty of friends from those communities as well from childhood and the younger lot don't even support Pakistan as a 2nd team unlike their parents/grandparents. And that's if they even like cricket at all - many are more into football

Only in Hyderabad did I expect PAK to get significant support and it's likely the only venue PAK will find support I guess.
 
Rajdeep said:
Obviously I am talking as an outsider as I don't live in India and have not visited for a long time. If things have changed, it is very good news indeed. I want Pakistan cricket team to be treated with utmost respect as other 9 teams will be getting.

Good luck for the Pak-Aus match :)
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They'll definitely get support in places like Tamil Nadu, where people are a lot more intelligent and civilized.
 
Nikhil_cric said:
What I meant was even then the "hidden" supporters would have been few and far between. That incident with the PAK fan was totally uncalled for. Should never have happened.

But even for neutral matches, I don't expect the local populace to support PAK over NZ and OZ. Those players are very popular and the Aussies would have felt completely at home.

There is a tiny Kashmiri Muslim community and maybe a few local Muslims from Shivajinagar and BTM areas might support but I have plenty of friends from those communities as well from childhood and the younger lot don't even support Pakistan as a 2nd team unlike their parents/grandparents. And that's if they even like cricket at all - many are more into football

Only in Hyderabad did I expect PAK to get significant support and it's likely the only venue PAK will find support I guess.
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I saw a few Kashmiris and they were supporting Pak but that's when I spoke to them. Otherwise, being vocal can lead to trouble :)
 
cricketkashmir said:
I saw a few Kashmiris and they were supporting Pak but that's when I spoke to them. Otherwise, being vocal can lead to trouble :)
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I know that. I was talking about local Bangalore-raised Muslims. It's a bit different from Hyderabad. Kashmir Muslims are definitely pro PCT.
 
Obviously muslims from Jammu and Kashmir will support Pakistan always. I m one of them. We will always support Pakistan.

I would have attended 3-4 matches had they held in northern India.

In 2016 T20 world cup I attended two of Pakistan's games in mohali.
 
[Reporter:]

Two defeats in Chennai, but how much energy did you draw from that crowd?

[Mickey Arthur:]

Yeah, the crowd was outstanding tonight. It was really good. You know, take the results out the way. Chennai has been outstanding. Training facilities, everything has been brilliant. And the crowd tonight was fantastic. And I think at least we've kind of given the World Cup the close finish that it needed to sort of kick-start it on. It's just a pity we were on the wrong side of that.
 
Like I always say, South India especially the people of Kerala and Tamil Nadu are always warm and not as hostile towards Pakistan. They have been too far away and hence not much exposure about them in Pakistan.
 
Not the narrative but it's good to see. It's a sporting event not a war. Appreciate that hospitality, heartening to see.

Just hope the people of Chennai aren't tried for treason lol!
 
sl-fan-of-pak said:
They'll definitely get support in places like Tamil Nadu, where people are a lot more intelligent and civilized.
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It depends on the issue . Pak is not a big issue in Tamil Nadu but SL is a very sensitive issue and few years back the SL Players were banned from Playing in IPL in Chennai and a section of the Crowd was hostile to the SL Players because of the Tamil - Sinhalese Ethnic Conflict in SL . So issues are different and so are the reactions
 
Crowd was very supportive to Pakistan in both games. Many Babar shirts were spotted, including by little kids, it was in high demand in the streets around the stadium. Mostly locals, and it wasn't like a religious thing, people from all backgrounds were giving their support. Pakistani players in boundary were waving at the crowds. Dil Dil Pakistan was played at least 5 times in the game, also many songs by Pakistani singers, sufi music etc. DJ also hyped up Pak boys a lot. Shadab and Saud got big ovations for their knocks, Babar and Afridi were the most chanted names. Wasim and Rauf in the end got lots of chants.

Some of the chants were Babar Tiger, Maar Maar Iftikhar, Rauf ka Khauf something, Wallah Abdullah, Pakistan ki Shaan Shaheen Shah etc, and then chants in local language. No support for Imam, in fact Pak supporters in my stand were cursing him in Tamil. Fans were very angry with Nawaz as well, but Imam got max hate, no chanting against him but just the feel from conversations in the crowd.
 
Majority Indians love cricket and support teams. All the politicians do not represent the aam aadmi. They just do for vote gimmicks.
Read some one saying Muslims support pak. Are you for real? Then do all Christians support Australia and England?
Hindus and buddhists support Sri Lanka ?
It is just that majority Indians appreciate good cricket and teams.
As simple as that.
 
Sunzi said:
Not the narrative but it's good to see. It's a sporting event not a war. Appreciate that hospitality, heartening to see.

Just hope the people of Chennai aren't tried for treason lol!
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It shows how less you know about India. The chance of being tried for treason is mor in tamil Nadu if you shout Jai Sri Ram than supporting Pakistan. Tamil Nadu is ruled by a hardcore Dravidian Party DMK who hate Hinduism. Recently there was a furore when the son of the current Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin who is also a minister in the givernment openly proclaimed that he wants to eradicate hinduism. Please educate yourself before trying to act cool. By the way the irony is that Tamil Nadu is also the state that has the highest number of temples in India. The people there are religious but also vote a rationalist party to power.
 
ex-q-zit said:
It shows how less you know about India. The chance of being tried for treason is mor in tamil Nadu if you shout Jai Sri Ram than supporting Pakistan. Tamil Nadu is ruled by a hardcore Dravidian Party DMK who hate Hinduism. Recently there was a furore when the son of the current Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin who is also a minister in the givernment openly proclaimed that he wants to eradicate hinduism. Please educate yourself before trying to act cool. By the way the irony is that Tamil Nadu is also the state that has the highest number of temples in India. The people there are religious but also vote a rationalist party to power.
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Exactly. The people in the South generally prioritize their ethnicity more than being Indian. And nothing wrong with it

I know many people from kerala and they wouldn't care whether someone is Pakistani, Indian, Muslim, hindu or Christian HOWEVER would relate and want to get along more with someone who is from kerala itself

But generally, the anti-Pakistan feeling we saw in Ahmedabad is the feeling shared by people in the Hindi belt (UP, Bihar, MP, Himanchal, Delhi), by people in Maharashtra, Rajasthan and Gujrat. That's like 60% of India population
 
saqib.rai said:
Exactly. The people in the South generally prioritize their ethnicity more than being Indian. And nothing wrong with it

I know many people from kerala and they wouldn't care whether someone is Pakistani, Indian, Muslim, hindu or Christian HOWEVER would relate and want to get along more with someone who is from kerala itself

But generally, the anti-Pakistan feeling we saw in Ahmedabad is the feeling shared by people in the Hindi belt (UP, Bihar, MP, Himanchal, Delhi), by people in Maharashtra, Rajasthan and Gujrat. That's like 60% of India population
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I am from south. the reason there is lesser Pakistan hatred as compared to North is because we were not affected by the bloody partition. In south except Telangana in all other ststes muslims speak the local language and culturally more similar to the people of their states bthan any msulim in Pakistan or North India. In fact in Tamil nadu many muslims like Ar rahman etc dont even speak Urdu/Hindi. Also large scale riots like in Gujarat 2002 didn't happen in South. We are proud of being Indians but also take pride in our language, culture, movies etc. Hence the support for Pakistan team in Hyderabad, Bengaluru and Chennai wasn't surprising. Having said that when a Uri or Pulwama happens we are equally outraged but without the past historical baggage to a large extent,
 
South India have been very impressive and it's very nice to see. Why don't they make it in the government's much if I am not mistaken? Would think they would take India much further without the hatred in the society for minorities and other useless social issues that drag country backwards. I think Indian space program also has a lot of South Indians?

Majority I have met are very humble hard working people.
 
Kriketer said:
South India have been very impressive and it's very nice to see. Why don't they make it in the government's much if I am not mistaken? Would think they would take India much further without the hatred in the society for minorities and other useless social issues that drag country backwards. I think Indian space program also has a lot of South Indians?

Majority I have met are very humble hard working people.
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Because the population is lesser whereas in the north the population density is much more. As a reult the parliament seats are more in north. For example Uttar Pradesh alone has the population equal to Pakistan and sends 80 members to Parliament. Whereas in South Tamil nadu send 38, Karnataka around 28, Andhra 26, telangana around 16 and kerala somewher around 15. So you will never see southern parties forming a government on their own. Now will teh delimitation happening teh seats in hindi belt are increasing which means its going to help BJP more. We are paying teh price for controlling population in south unlike states like Bihar, UP etc.
 
ex-q-zit said:
I am from south. the reason there is lesser Pakistan hatred as compared to North is because we were not affected by the bloody partition. In south except Telangana in all other ststes muslims speak the local language and culturally more similar to the people of their states bthan any msulim in Pakistan or North India. In fact in Tamil nadu many muslims like Ar rahman etc dont even speak Urdu/Hindi. Also large scale riots like in Gujarat 2002 didn't happen in South. We are proud of being Indians but also take pride in our language, culture, movies etc. Hence the support for Pakistan team in Hyderabad, Bengaluru and Chennai wasn't surprising. Having said that when a Uri or Pulwama happens we are equally outraged but without the past historical baggage to a large extent,
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Concur as a fellow South Indian. I'm not sure there is massive support for PAK in Chennai either.

The crowd in Chennai appreciates good cricket no matter who plays. They were cheering Maharaj at the end as well. They just love their cricket.

Support for PAK is least in Bangalore among southern venues. Even if there is support , it's usually Kashmiris . OZ had more supporters than PAK by a country mile at the Chinnaswamy match. In fact , all southern hemisphere teams will find good support here.

Hyderabad certainly has PCT fans though and in significant numbers.
 
Swashbuckler said:
Crowd was very supportive to Pakistan in both games. Many Babar shirts were spotted, including by little kids, it was in high demand in the streets around the stadium. Mostly locals, and it wasn't like a religious thing, people from all backgrounds were giving their support. Pakistani players in boundary were waving at the crowds. Dil Dil Pakistan was played at least 5 times in the game, also many songs by Pakistani singers, sufi music etc. DJ also hyped up Pak boys a lot. Shadab and Saud got big ovations for their knocks, Babar and Afridi were the most chanted names. Wasim and Rauf in the end got lots of chants.

Some of the chants were Babar Tiger, Maar Maar Iftikhar, Rauf ka Khauf something, Wallah Abdullah, Pakistan ki Shaan Shaheen Shah etc, and then chants in local language. No support for Imam, in fact Pak supporters in my stand were cursing him in Tamil. Fans were very angry with Nawaz as well, but Imam got max hate, no chanting against him but just the feel from conversations in the crowd.
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Hated the overly welcoming attitude in both games.

People have given into Stalin’s politics like in North they give into Sangh’s.
Would Fans sing similar praised of Lankan team and sing Sinhalese songs?

Not saying to hate them like Ahmedabad but it’s ok to just applaud and not support them like some crowd.
 
JaDed said:
Hated the overly welcoming attitude in both games.

People have given into Stalin’s politics like in North they give into Sangh’s.
Would Fans sing similar praised of Lankan team and sing Sinhalese songs?

Not saying to hate them like Ahmedabad but it’s ok to just applaud and not support them like some crowd.
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Firstly, you dont allow entry to your country for supporters from Pakistan, then you have a problem with some who cheer Pakistani team - What's the issue?
 
ex-q-zit said:
It shows how less you know about India. The chance of being tried for treason is mor in tamil Nadu if you shout Jai Sri Ram than supporting Pakistan. Tamil Nadu is ruled by a hardcore Dravidian Party DMK who hate Hinduism. Recently there was a furore when the son of the current Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin who is also a minister in the givernment openly proclaimed that he wants to eradicate hinduism. Please educate yourself before trying to act cool. By the way the irony is that Tamil Nadu is also the state that has the highest number of temples in India. The people there are religious but also vote a rationalist party to power.
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Appreciate the insight but my friend, relax. It was said in jest on the back of other similar such instances where support for Pakistan from Indians has drawn criticism from Indians, not just on PP but across other sites and social media.

You speak of irony, the irony is that my post was heavily laced with irony. Relax.
 
JaDed said:
Hated the overly welcoming attitude in both games.

People have given into Stalin’s politics like in North they give into Sangh’s.
Would Fans sing similar praised of Lankan team and sing Sinhalese songs?

Not saying to hate them like Ahmedabad but it’s ok to just applaud and not support them like some crowd.
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After what Ahmedabad crowd did, I hope all other venues shower extra love on PCT. This is just a sport, and not war. Pak players are likable bunch who turned up to play a bat and ball game, they did not deserve the hostility in Ahmedabad.

Athithi devo bhava is our culture.

Chennai fans won't have any problem with Sri Lankan players, only some crooked politicians. Pathirana was a fan favorite in last IPL.
 
Nikhil_cric said:
Concur as a fellow South Indian. I'm not sure there is massive support for PAK in Chennai either.

The crowd in Chennai appreciates good cricket no matter who plays. They were cheering Maharaj at the end as well. They just love their cricket.

Support for PAK is least in Bangalore among southern venues. Even if there is support , it's usually Kashmiris . OZ had more supporters than PAK by a country mile at the Chinnaswamy match. In fact , all southern hemisphere teams will find good support here.

Hyderabad certainly has PCT fans though and in significant numbers.
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You think Sinhalese player's jersey and Sinhalese songs will also be encouraged in Chepauk?
 
Pakistan literally had no supports for this WC, imagine any sporting game where away fans outnumbered by 0/132,000/- this is insanity but as Shahid Afridi said in the past "we have big hearts". ICC should be thankful that Pakistan showed their sportsmanship and played the game if ICC had an iota of shame that game should have been played behind closed doors. But no surprises cricket's governing body continues to make a mockery of this sport.

Now don't jump in that some random 30-40 tamils or Indians donning Pakistan Jersey were actually their die hard fans.

This WC is a farce when it taken into account in terms of a sporting event.
 
Kianig89 said:
Pakistan literally had no supports for this WC, imagine any sporting game where away fans outnumbered by 0/132,000/- this is insanity but as Shahid Afridi said in the past "we have big hearts". ICC should be thankful that Pakistan showed their sportsmanship and played the game if ICC had an iota of shame that game should have been played behind closed doors. But no surprises cricket's governing body continues to make a mockery of this sport.

Now don't jump in that some random 30-40 tamils or Indians donning Pakistan Jersey were actually their die hard fans.

This WC is a farce when it taken into account in terms of a sporting event.
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That’s the only location you didn’t support, where else you didn’t have support please let us know?

Even DJ played Pakistani songs? What else is needed from India man?
 
JaDed said:
That’s the only location you didn’t support, where else you didn’t have support please let us know?

Even DJ played Pakistani songs? What else is needed from India man?
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Don't count those 40/50 South Indians wearing Pak Jersey as their die hard fans, Pakistan fans are the one who were denied visa for this tournament, its a stain on this WC
 
Kianig89 said:
Pakistan literally had no supports for this WC, imagine any sporting game where away fans outnumbered by 0/132,000/- this is insanity but as Shahid Afridi said in the past "we have big hearts". ICC should be thankful that Pakistan showed their sportsmanship and played the game if ICC had an iota of shame that game should have been played behind closed doors. But no surprises cricket's governing body continues to make a mockery of this sport.

Now don't jump in that some random 30-40 tamils or Indians donning Pakistan Jersey were actually their die hard fans.

This WC is a farce when it taken into account in terms of a sporting event.
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Pakistan didn't play because of sportmanship spirit but because of the ICC revenue it recieves. Without which it cannot survive. If PCB can survive on its own without those revunues like BCCi can then they wouldn't have agreed to Asia Cup hybrid model nor coming to India. If Pakistan team can win only if they have fans supporting them then they are not proffessional enough and need to seek mental help to overcome the mental hurdle. In the 70s and 80s Pakistan and Indian cricket and hockey teams used to tour each other in more hostile environments. If these players are mental midgets then its your problem.

But yes, I agree fans should have been given visas but that cannot be an excuse for the dismal performance. Pakistan had support in Asia Cup last month but ended up being 4th in Super 4 stage having lost to India by 228 runs. What is your excuse for that loss?
 
Agreed. This PCT is very likeable and there's no reason to resent them. They have been proper cricket diplomats and have been very generous in their statements etc.

No matter what issues Indians may have with the Pakistani state , most places and people in India have welcomed this team - Chennai, Hyderabad , Bangalore , Kolkata.

I'm sure Delhi and Mumbai would mostly have been positive as well .

In a country of 1.4 billion, even a nominal 5 % of haters translates to a whopping 70 million.
 
Nikhil_cric said:
Agreed. This PCT is very likeable and there's no reason to resent them. They have been proper cricket diplomats and have been very generous in their statements etc.

No matter what issues Indians may have with the Pakistani state , most places and people in India have welcomed this team - Chennai, Hyderabad , Bangalore , Kolkata.

I'm sure Delhi and Mumbai would mostly have been positive as well .

In a country of 1.4 billion, even a nominal 5 % of haters translates to a whopping 70 million.
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Completely agreed. There is nothing unlikable about this Pakistan team. Most of them are extremely friendly, and extremely likeable.
 
Nikhil_cric said:
Agreed. This PCT is very likeable and there's no reason to resent them. They have been proper cricket diplomats and have been very generous in their statements etc.

No matter what issues Indians may have with the Pakistani state , most places and people in India have welcomed this team - Chennai, Hyderabad , Bangalore , Kolkata.

I'm sure Delhi and Mumbai would mostly have been positive as well .

In a country of 1.4 billion, even a nominal 5 % of haters translates to a whopping 70 million.
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Pakistanis are probably more generous in their praise. I'm sure many Indians are absolutely fascinated with Shaheen similar to how Pakistanis are with Kohli. But Pak fans are more vocal while Indians don't say it out loud.
 
ex-q-zit said:
Pakistan didn't play because of sportmanship spirit but because of the ICC revenue it recieves. Without which it cannot survive. If PCB can survive on its own without those revunues like BCCi can then they wouldn't have agreed to Asia Cup hybrid model nor coming to India. If Pakistan team can win only if they have fans supporting them then they are not proffessional enough and need to seek mental help to overcome the mental hurdle. In the 70s and 80s Pakistan and Indian cricket and hockey teams used to tour each other in more hostile environments. If these players are mental midgets then its your problem.

But yes, I agree fans should have been given visas but that cannot be an excuse for the dismal performance. Pakistan had support in Asia Cup last month but ended up being 4th in Super 4 stage having lost to India by 228 runs. What is your excuse for that loss?
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\ where did i mentioned that Pakistan's poor performance is due to no fans, though it is obvious Pakistan is on high moral ground and showed sportsmanship by participating in the tournament, nobody can deny this fact
 
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Bhaijaan said:
People do have a soft heart for Babar. He’s lovable
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I like babar too - very humble polite and a kind guy.. personally feel for his sake he should just quit captaincy and focus on his batting and making lots of runs. Lost interest in pak cricket during misbah tuk tuk era but babar made me watch him and pak cricket again.. like his press conferences - he is always polite and calm even though he is asked ridiculous and sometimes obnoxious questions.

Plus his batting is very elegant and watchable but he has to up his SR though. I would say babar is the reason for the resurgence of pak cricket team viewership in Ind after a long gap after the likes of wasim akram, saeed anwar & shahid afridi.
 
Hitman said:
Completely agreed. There is nothing unlikable about this Pakistan team. Most of them are extremely friendly, and extremely likeable.
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Teams should be supported for the talent and entertainment they bring. Not because they are docile people. Humility is a virtue only when you have talent. If humility is their only virtue, then it is no virtue. Give me the in-your-face, ruthless and debonair Pakistani cricketers of yesteryears, not this likeable and friendly ones who cannot entertain. They deserve sympathy, not support.
 
Good support for team Green in Kolkata today during their training session. Good to see that people in India do support Pakistan in some cities.

 
CricketCartoons said:
Teams should be supported for the talent and entertainment they bring. Not because they are docile people. Humility is a virtue only when you have talent. If humility is their only virtue, then it is no virtue. Give me the in-your-face, ruthless and debonair Pakistani cricketers of yesteryears, not this likeable and friendly ones who cannot entertain. They deserve sympathy, not support.
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For all the hype on yesteryear pak cricketers of the post 92 WC - they massively underachieved for the talent and ability they had. They hardly won anything. And they had everything you mentioned- in your face, unfriendly but they were not ruthless or winnable. The current babar team has actually had more success and are entertaining as well..
 
deltexas said:
For all the hype on yesteryear pak cricketers of the post 92 WC - they massively underachieved for the talent and ability they had. They hardly won anything. And they had everything you mentioned- in your face, unfriendly but they were not ruthless or winnable. The current babar team has actually had more success and are entertaining as well..
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Sometimes they yesteryears cricketers were too good for their own good, but if you like this current lot over them, so be it. Just dont expect others to support them. I feel babar is a better version of imam ul haq. Might give a high to those who watch cricket on excel sheet, but won't bother me to switch on the TV. To each their own.
 
CricketCartoons said:
Sometimes they yesteryears cricketers were too good for their own good, but if you like this current lot over them, so be it. Just dont expect others to support them. I feel babar is a better version of imam ul haq. Might give a high to those who watch cricket on excel sheet, but won't bother me to switch on the TV. To each their own.
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I didn't say I liked the current lot over them. I said babar is the reason for the resurgence of pak cricket team viewership in Ind after a long gap after the likes of wasim akram, saeed anwar & shahid afridi. They were good to watch until about 2005. But from then to about 2017 or so they were boring and not watchable bcos of the misbah azhar ali tuk tuk era...and yeah have been watching from the old tv set era not the Xcel sheet era lol ! 🙂
 
It's heartwarming to witness the enthusiastic crowd in Kolkata showing their support for Pakistan and Babar Azam.

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listen to the crowed roar when babar is on the big screen
 
Cpt. Rishwat said:
Is it just me or does anyone else have a suspicion that a handful of Indians have been given Pakistan shirts to wear to make it look like there's some Pakistan fans in India?
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Pretty brave of those Indian chaps if true....high risk of getting thrashed if found they are Bharatiyas :ROFLMAO:
PS- joke...

Could be true Captain, or could be BD fans who prefer Pak over thheir team.
 
After Hyderabad i have witnessed the best support from the crowd for the pakistan cricket team here in Kolkata.
 
Who would have thought we would see this sight... in India?

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pillionrider said:
What's special about this today?

Happens every game Pak plays, doesn't it?
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True. Happens for every other team as well. Everything it's formality and red-tapism which needs to be followed for every team. Not sure if I can find anything special in it.

Also, if hypothetically we played in Pak, wouldn't our flag be carried by young children the same way as well!?
 
Shaheen Shah Afridi making time for fans on the sidelines of training at Eden Gardens

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Winning losing doesn't matter. That's the real World cup!

Represent like thorough gentlemen.
 
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deltexas said:
I didn't say I liked the current lot over them. I said babar is the reason for the resurgence of pak cricket team viewership in Ind after a long gap after the likes of wasim akram, saeed anwar & shahid afridi. They were good to watch until about 2005. But from then to about 2017 or so they were boring and not watchable bcos of the misbah azhar ali tuk tuk era...and yeah have been watching from the old tv set era not the Xcel sheet era lol ! 🙂
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I don't think so. I think Shaheen Shah is the reason why Indians watch Pak cricket.
 
ex-q-zit said:
Because the population is lesser whereas in the north the population density is much more. As a reult the parliament seats are more in north. For example Uttar Pradesh alone has the population equal to Pakistan and sends 80 members to Parliament. Whereas in South Tamil nadu send 38, Karnataka around 28, Andhra 26, telangana around 16 and kerala somewher around 15. So you will never see southern parties forming a government on their own. Now will teh delimitation happening teh seats in hindi belt are increasing which means its going to help BJP more. We are paying teh price for controlling population in south unlike states like Bihar, UP etc.
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I think South India wasn't affected by partition. Also Hindu Muslim animosity is less in South vs North? As far as members going to parliament, I remember a bunch of corrupts and scams from Tamil Nadu politicians. 2G scam, TN CMs sister in jail, Ex finance minister and his son part of scams. I think they keep voting the most corrupt party in India in Tamil Nadu.
 
rhony said:
I think South India wasn't affected by partition. Also Hindu Muslim animosity is less in South vs North? As far as members going to parliament, I remember a bunch of corrupts and scams from Tamil Nadu politicians. 2G scam, TN CMs sister in jail, Ex finance minister and his son part of scams. I think they keep voting the most corrupt party in India in Tamil Nadu.
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You are absolutely correct.
 
Asad T said:
Apart from Ahmedabad, the support has been quite good

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The love and support that Babar Azam gets is extremely well deserved because he is a hard worker and a humble gentleman of the game. He is a great ambassador of Pakistan Cricket and Pakistanis all over the world.

It’s sad that this man gets so much hate sometimes from his home fans
 
Keeping the insecurities aside, one has to acknowledge the fact that Pakistan’s exit will definitely take a lot of interest and excitement away from the World Cup and it’s somewhat sad.

Yes, you will see a lot of Bharatiya people celebrating the exit of Pakistan in this World Cup. But that is just their insecurities showing up. once the insecurity is over, they will soon realise that something has gone from this World Cup and it won’t be the same without the arch nemesis.
 
Moeen talked about the reception the Pakistan team got in each match and said on A Sports:

"Whenever Pakistan played, the stadium was full, which clearly showed they wanted a bilateral series."

Wasim Akram agreed to Moeen's statement and talked about how cricket can bring both countries together:

"I am all for it. India and Pakistan cricket will be a financial advantage for the board and the players. I am talking about money because you can invest it at the grass-roots level. I can't talk about politics; cricket is one sport that can bring countries together,"
 
Babar Azam in a recent podcast appreciated Indian fans support to Pakistan in CWC 2023:

“I was not expecting it at all. It was my first time in India and I had no knowledge about the country."

“I have spoken to people about the playing condition and all but the welcome we’re given at Hyderabad airport was outstanding.”

“It was a different experience. It was their love, Indian people gave us so much love, they appreciated our cricket."

"Even in our practice games, people were cheerring for us. The entire stadium in Hyderabad was jam packed,”
 
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