The treatment of our disabled players by the PCB & fans alike is nothing short of disgraceful

[MenInG]

You can all read the article below and wonder if we deserve heroes like these or not.

But given the low interest in the Blind WC on this forum and also in the affairs of our disbaled cricketers, I would suggest that these people stop wasting their time and lives and do something else to earn an honourable living,

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Pakistan blind cricket team returned Pakistan after having successful world cup campaign, losing final against India after a thrilling contest.

However, the national heroes received little protocol as only Pakistan Blind Cricket Council’s (PBCC) director Umar Siyal was present to welcome the team at the Allama Iqbal International Airport, Lahore.

The council had booked only one bus for a 20-men returning squad from the UAE, moreover, they did not have any assistants who could load players’ luggage on the bus. Eventually, the shining stars had to load the luggage on the roof of the bus themselves.

The players were given no security while they traveled from the airport to a local hotel.

Pakistan dominated all the oppositions in the World Cup, except India who got the better of them in both the encounters of the tournament.

https://arysports.tv/pakistan-blind-cricket-team-returns/

 

[Major]

Does blind and disable cricket come under PCB?

If no, then why are they at fault?

 

[MenInG]

Does blind and disable cricket come under PCB?

If no, then why are they at fault?

Cricket in the name of Pakistan is under PCB's domain.

 

[thelandofthebravepeople]

Don't have big expectations.

Nice tournament for the group of blind people to travel abroad and play a nice tournament and have fun.

Why are they expecting a whole world to great them - especially when they lose twice to the only other team that takes it seriously.

 

[MenInG]

Don't have big expectations.

Nice tournament for the group of blind people to travel abroad and play a nice tournament and have fun.

Why are they expecting a whole world to great them - especially when they lose twice to the only other team that takes it seriously.

think my thread title is justified.

First of all, they didnt just lose - they lost in a final.

Secondly, try and watch some games and understand the effort 'blind people' make to play this game.

They you will realize that a small gesture as receiving them at the airport isnt that HUGE a deal.

 

[GLORY OF '92]

Only men's cricket matters.

Rest are a joke and drain on precious resources in a poor country. We need to be realistic.

 

[ipl_fan]

Responses on this thread are truly heartless

A good welcoming reception will not cost a fortune or precious recourses.

 

[barah_admi]

There should be a protocol on arrival of a team taking part in a section of the sport no one knows about? Come on, let's be real here.

As for loading baggage onto a bus, weren't their porters at the airport? Jinnah airport in Karachi always has porters. How accurate is the report?

 

[CadPakFan]

This is truly disgusting, I have seen a couple of blind cricket games and our team has performed very well over the past couple years and they have played with a lot of passion, dedication, and effort (all of that with close to nobody supporting them). So much so that even if our current team had half of the passion, dedication, and effort we'd be on top of the world. Playing blind cricket isn't easy as this video will show ->

So I believe that Pakistanis should support their blind team and at least give them a good welcoming reception and respect them.

 

[MenInG]

There should be a protocol on arrival of a team taking part in a section of the sport no one knows about? Come on, let's be real here.

As for loading baggage onto a bus, weren't their porters at the airport? Jinnah airport in Karachi always has porters. How accurate is the report?

Porters dont work on volunteer basis - they charge.

 

[Bilal7]

think my thread title is justified.

First of all, they didnt just lose - they lost in a final.

Secondly, try and watch some games and understand the effort 'blind people' make to play this game.

They you will realize that a small gesture as receiving them at the airport isnt that HUGE a deal.

Why don't scores of cheering Pakistanis show up at my local cricket ground to watch my weekend matches? I put a lot of effort to play the game too...

With all due respect to the blind cricketers, no one owes them anything just because they're playing cricket. Same goes for the female cricketers. They choose to do this, they're not forced to play the sport.

Of course, someone should have definitely helped them load the luggage onto their bus. If I was there, I'd try to do so myself.

 

[MenInG]

Why don't scores of cheering Pakistanis show up at my local cricket ground to watch my weekend matches? I put a lot of effort to play the game too...

With all due respect to the blind cricketers, no one owes them anything just because they're playing cricket. Same goes for the female cricketers. They choose to do this, they're not forced to play the sport.

Of course, someone should have definitely helped them load the luggage onto their bus. If I was there, I'd try to do so myself.

Do you play for Pakistan over the weekend?

Have a look at how Indians are treating their blind cricketers and learn something about appreciating your fellow countrymen.

 

[Major]

I would like to add 3 things.

1) demand. There isn't any demand for blind cricket. Like it or not no one watches blind cricket. Simple as that. Why? Because it can't attract demand.

Forget blind cricket. Female cricket, hockey and other sports can't attract demand so what is blind cricket?

2) type of society.
Pakistan is a third world country. Here people have problems, not happy with life. People care less for some unknown team reaching the final.
Yes if this was Canada or some other country, the people there appreciate the effort disable put in. Pakistan isn't that kind of society yet that appreciates such efforts.
The pakistani society and Canadian society are very very different. There people are thought to appreciate and respect the disable. When this is not even though in pakistani society how you expect people to appreciate such a team?

3) media. Outside media portrays the disable as heros and all. Here media doesn't care.


Anyways, in a country with such inflation and problems no one would go to the airport to receive them sorry to say petrol prices have rised traffic is a mess.

Would you or anyone else in this thread would had gone to the airport to receive these guys?

Off course some of you would. But that's because of the society or environment you grew up to appreciate the disables

In Pakistan this isn't taught, so plz don't have expectations. Such expectations should only exists if respect for disables is taught here in Pakistan.

Apologise if anyone didn't like what I had to say, but that's just my opinion

 

[Lefthanded]

I appreciate the explanation for a shameful thing, but how does that make it any less shameful? These things are sad reminders about what a massive failure non-disabled society is to people with disability. How we treat the most vulnerable is how we should be judged as people.
[MENTION=143916]CadPakFan[/MENTION] thanks for the video. I really liked seeing Morgan fail.

 

[CadPakFan]

I appreciate the explanation for a shameful thing, but how does that make it any less shameful? These things are sad reminders about what a massive failure non-disabled society is to people with disability. How we treat the most vulnerable is how we should be judged as people.
[MENTION=143916]CadPakFan[/MENTION] thanks for the video. I really liked seeing Morgan fail.

No problem, I'm glad I could share it with you.

 

[BaankeJi]

Asking them to put their luggage on roof is shameful.

 

[giri26]

This is not about just treating the blind cricket team, this is how we in subcontinent treat the differently abled people in our countries. They are the real heroes. Instead of sitting at home and brooding over their situation, they have decided to play the sport they love with passion and commitment. Even if you don't agree that they should have received a grand welcome, at least don't insult them or ridicule them.

 

[MenInG]

Nepal national blind cricket team on Sunday returned from Dubai after participating in the fifth Blind Cricket World Cup which was jointly hosted by Pakistan and the United Arab Emirates from January 8-20.



A total of six nations — co-hosts Pakistan, Nepal, India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Australia — competed in the event and Nepal registered one victory in five matches and failed to achieve their target of reaching the last four. Nepal defeated Australia by eight wickets in the last match in the UAE.

The pain of failing to reach the semi-finals was too small in front of the difficulties faced by the team members in their journey to Pakistan.A 22-member squad, including 14 players, was scheduled to reach Pakistan in four days — via land route — to compete in the 40-over tournament due to lack of budget in the association.

However, the journey turned out to be a nightmare as soon as they entered India. The team got stranded for seven hours in Gorakhpur after their train to Amritsar was cancelled because of heavy fog. According to skipper Kirtan Shrestha Duwal, who announced his retirement after the World Cup, the team reached Gorakhpur on January 3 at 5PM and the train to Amritsar was scheduled for 7PM. Unfortunately the train got cancelled and the team was stranded under open sky with no further clue. “When we heard about the cancellation of the train, we had no idea what to do next,” said Duwal. “We even gave a thought at turning back to Nepal,” added Duwal.

Cricket Association of the Blind, Nepal President Pawan Ghimire described the journey as a “horrible one” before the team managed a bus to Amritsar at 2AM. “We had decided to wait until 5AM for the bus,” he said. “Somehow we managed a bus but the team members had to adjust as there were only 17 seats.The players suffered a lot in the 18-hour journey and some of them even vomited in the bus. And we had to struggle for hotel in Delhi as we were unaware of the place,” recalled Ghimire.

Ghimire said they flew to Amritsar from Delhi after managing airfare from the association. And with the support of Blind Sports Association of Amritsar, the Nepali team reached to Wagah boarder and entered Pakistan on January 6.

According to skipper Duwal, Pakistani officials treated the Nepali team members well and they got enough rest before the tournament. “We got physical rest but we were not mentally prepared and the players were down which affected their performance on the field. The horrific travel let the team down in the tournament,” added Duwal.

“The players had to play despite suffering from injuries as we did not have back-up. I had high fever but was forced to play against Bangladesh. Similarly, four players were not able to walk properly against Australia and they had to take pain killers to keep on playing,” said Duwal. He also said that the Nepali players had poor kits compared to their opponents.

After the matches against Pakistan and Bangladesh, the Nepali team flew to the UAE for remaining group stage games against Sri Lanka, India and Australia in Dubai. Although, the Nepali team suffered a lot while travelling to Pakistan, they returned home in flight, thanks to the funds raised by Nepali Cricket Supporters Society.

“We are grateful to the NCSS as the team members were able to fly back home,” said Duwal. “Actually the NCSS did the job that the government should have done for the athletes of the country,” said Duwal.

https://thehimalayantimes.com/sports/blind-cricketers-horrible-journey-to-world-cup/

 

[Major]

pathetic stuff by the Indians. Good stuff by Pakistan for offering good assistance.

 

[Bilal7]

Do you play for Pakistan over the weekend?

Have a look at how Indians are treating their blind cricketers and learn something about appreciating your fellow countrymen.

They're playing cricket for Pakistan, not serving in the Pakistani army. That is a privilege and you cannot force people to follow the team.

Had they won the WC, perhaps they would have gotten the same level of appreciation.

 

[Savak]

Nah, no one cares about disabled players. No one is flocking to the stadiums to watch them so why should the pcb be bothered.

 

[JackTR]

I just don't feel invested in women's cricket or this disabled cricket.

Don't blame me but its highly boring and people prefer not to waste money and time by watching it so there's nothing wrong in it.

 

[AamchiMumbaikar]

Some of the replies here are appalling! Explains why PCB didn't bother.

 

[Abdullah719]

Blind cricketers return home with World Cup, but get cold welcome

SURAT: Unlike the star cricketers of India, the crowd and camera lights were missing for blind cricketers who reached Surat airport on Thursday after winning the 5th Blind Cricket One Day World Cup against Pakistan in the UAE on January 20.

Three blind cricketers — Anil Garia and Ganesh Mahudkar from Dharampur in Valsad and Anil Tumda from Vansda in Navsari — who are key players in the Indian blind cricket team, arrived at Surat airport from New Delhi after winning the fourth consecutive blind cricket World Cup against Pakistan.

Mahudkar, who hails from Rajpuri village in Dharampur, is an all-rounder in Indian blind cricket team and was the man of the match in the semi-finals against Bangladesh scoring 112 runs in 69 balls. Mahudkar says, "We expected a grand welcome like our Indian star cricketers get when they come home after winning the World Cup. Still, we are happy with the love accorded to us by the people who have come to receive us from our native places."

Mahudkar, who runs a small grocery shop in his village, added, "It's a proud moment for all of us at the blind cricket team as we defeated Pakistan team for the fourth consecutive time. It's time for the central government to think about blind cricketers and their future. Just tweeting and giving us congratulations will not work. We want stable jobs to feed our family."

Another blind cricketer from Ugta village in Dharampur Anil Garia is a farm labourer. "Sachin Tendulkar and Prime Minister Narendra Modi are tweeting and wishing us congratulations, but no one comes out and offers us support. We don't need tweets, but a quality life. We don't ask for lavish lifestyle like star cricketers of India, but a decent life so that we can play for our country."

Navsari MP C R Paatil, who had gone to felicitate the players from south Gujarat, said, "The entire south Gujarat is proud of the blind cricketers who have returned home after defeating Pakistan team. Being the MP, I will definitely represent their issues and problems to the central government. I hope the government will definitely provide good jobs to these cricketers."

Blind cricketer from Khataamba village in Vansda in Navsari district Anil Tumda said, "The Pakistani team was under tremendous pressure in the finals. We were determined to win the game and the strategy of our captain Ajay Reddy worked well."

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com...but-get-cold-welcome/articleshow/62656397.cms

 

[Major]

Nah, no one cares about disabled players. No one is flocking to the stadiums to watch them so why should the pcb be bothered.

i'm pretty sure they are not under PCB's domain

 

[MenInG]

i'm pretty sure they are not under PCB's domain

I repeat, all cricket played under Pakistan's name should be under PCB's domain.

 

[CadPakFan]

i'm pretty sure they are not under PCB's domain

Did you read all the posts?

Cricket in the name of Pakistan is under PCB's domain.

 

[Wonderwoman]

Why don't scores of cheering Pakistanis show up at my local cricket ground to watch my weekend matches? I put a lot of effort to play the game too...

With all due respect to the blind cricketers, no one owes them anything just because they're playing cricket. Same goes for the female cricketers. They choose to do this, they're not forced to play the sport.

Of course, someone should have definitely helped them load the luggage onto their bus. If I was there, I'd try to do so myself.

going by your over all post " You certainly wouldn't have given two hoots about them and walked away"

 

[Markhor]

I just don't feel invested in women's cricket or this disabled cricket.

Don't blame me but its highly boring and people prefer not to waste money and time by watching it so there's nothing wrong in it.

Showing human decency shouldn't be conditional on commercial factors.

Nobody is asking you to watch their cricket but it wouldn't have killed for the PCB to at least ask for a bigger bus or to send an official to greet the team who've just reached the final of a World Cup.

But I guess since it doesn't involve MOUs with India, the PSL or "bringing cricket home" - it doesn't exist for the PCB.

 

[DRsohail]

I would like to add 3 things.

1) demand. There isn't any demand for blind cricket. Like it or not no one watches blind cricket. Simple as that. Why? Because it can't attract demand.

Forget blind cricket. Female cricket, hockey and other sports can't attract demand so what is blind cricket?

2) type of society.
Pakistan is a third world country. Here people have problems, not happy with life. People care less for some unknown team reaching the final.
Yes if this was Canada or some other country, the people there appreciate the effort disable put in. Pakistan isn't that kind of society yet that appreciates such efforts.
The pakistani society and Canadian society are very very different. There people are thought to appreciate and respect the disable. When this is not even though in pakistani society how you expect people to appreciate such a team?

3) media. Outside media portrays the disable as heros and all. Here media doesn't care.


Anyways, in a country with such inflation and problems no one would go to the airport to receive them sorry to say petrol prices have rised traffic is a mess.

Would you or anyone else in this thread would had gone to the airport to receive these guys?

Off course some of you would. But that's because of the society or environment you grew up to appreciate the disables

In Pakistan this isn't taught, so plz don't have expectations. Such expectations should only exists if respect for disables is taught here in Pakistan.

Apologise if anyone didn't like what I had to say, but that's just my opinion

Agreed.plus you have thugs ruling you who do not care about you.

 

[Poutine]

Some of the replies here are appalling! Explains why PCB didn't bother.

Agreed, some really crass and poor comments in this thread.

 

[Sachin136]

Disgusting comments all through this thread.

They're playing cricket for Pakistan, not serving in the Pakistani army. That is a privilege and you cannot force people to follow the team.

Had they won the WC, perhaps they would have gotten the same level of appreciation.

You can't force people to follow the team, but it is ridiculous for the overseeing board to not provide proper arrangements.