tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3713921718473352259.post534383292953058484..comments2024-03-21T21:25:28.098+04:00Comments on Well Pitched - a cricket blog: Hope must prevailobaidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04686432822347334520noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3713921718473352259.post-74941405866494502992009-03-07T01:59:00.000+04:002009-03-07T01:59:00.000+04:00Sadly, hope is the only thing we have left Obaid.....Sadly, hope is the only thing we have left Obaid..<BR/><BR/>Pakistan needs change.. big time change and unless that happens we can't expect anyone to come and play in the country..Qhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947332468863567271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3713921718473352259.post-53538366172350895562009-03-06T00:44:00.000+04:002009-03-06T00:44:00.000+04:00@Sledge: I agree with you.. in fact no body should...@Sledge: I agree with you.. in fact no body should be saying anything in terms of passing judgement before an impartial investigation (also involving ICC) is complete. I can understand that the umpires and the players are shook up, but contact with the media should be limited. <BR/><BR/>@Farees... thanks for reading!Obaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05456139749960818451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3713921718473352259.post-87301930778173075082009-03-06T00:20:00.000+04:002009-03-06T00:20:00.000+04:00Welly well written Obaid. Echoed my exact sentimen...Welly well written Obaid. Echoed my exact sentiments. Dont think anything is left to be said except...its not over.Fareeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12085588295787627688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3713921718473352259.post-7786091783419983052009-03-05T23:10:00.000+04:002009-03-05T23:10:00.000+04:00@anon, obaid: Ejaz Butt should shut the hell up! T...@anon, obaid: Ejaz Butt should shut the hell up! The funny thing is that he says that we should wait for the investigation before making comments. But he himself is making comments before getting much information.<BR/><BR/>Perhaps Broad is not fully accurate. Maybe those protecting the van were shot dead, and some went to protect the bus instead. Either way, security was not great, and Broad has a right to be pissed. Especially since the Pak govt "guarantees" the security of foreign teams. And Butt should show some restraint and common sense. Maybe even question the events, but to call him a liar is very, very shameful.SledgeHammerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10118623964622205754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3713921718473352259.post-3706774538505449642009-03-05T21:29:00.000+04:002009-03-05T21:29:00.000+04:00my friend resignation is a wishful thinking - thes...my friend resignation is a wishful thinking - these leachers will never do the honourable thing. pity that the patron wont take action either.<BR/><BR/>what they are missing to interpret is that although they had 6 good-men protecting the cricket team, they'd left the umpire's vehicle completely unnoticed. Good that the terrorists didnt realise that foreigners were in that van - else they'd come prepared for a full hostage drama. <BR/><BR/>Woh kehtay hain na ke khon kholta hai ... apparently, now they'll lodge a complaint against Broad for being agitated by in a deathly situation. <BR/><BR/>They're making Musharraf's regime look like paradise - and that's a shame and completely unfair on us.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3713921718473352259.post-58886778404847299682009-03-05T20:42:00.000+04:002009-03-05T20:42:00.000+04:00@anon: yes I didn't believe it myself. Denial is a...@anon: yes I didn't believe it myself. Denial is a very dangerous thing. I think the PCB chairman should appologize and resign for calling a hero a liar. Broad dived to protect the other umpire in the van, and has tears I'm his eyes when he spoke about the dead van driver <BR/><BR/>He is an honorable man, i'm not sure that I can say the same for the pcb pplobaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04686432822347334520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3713921718473352259.post-73358651962230576232009-03-05T19:04:00.000+04:002009-03-05T19:04:00.000+04:00are these guys for real? the pcb administration t...are these guys for real? the pcb administration that is. they have now labelled a respected cricketer who went through one of the most toughest ordeal of his life in their country as a liar. initially, i would be amused by their inaptitude. but it's downright shameful, irritiating and only hightens the anger and helplessness for people like us, who are witnessing not only the death of cricket, and the decay of social fabric, but are now also subjected to ridicule by these buggers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3713921718473352259.post-82995155224941337042009-03-05T02:48:00.000+04:002009-03-05T02:48:00.000+04:00but should cricket (in pakistan) continue?when we ...but should cricket (in pakistan) continue?<BR/><BR/>when we can not respect what has taught us how to love, when we let 12 men guard the very symbol of what was supposed to display our safety when our leaders travel with 1200 guards, when we continue to abuse all that we have been granted, can we be allowed to partake in cricket again?<BR/><BR/>the attack breaks my heart. but pakistanis - we have become too fucked up. and we STILL haven't seemed to learn our lesson.karachikhatmalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10230156724789704199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3713921718473352259.post-48293611473059381082009-03-05T00:59:00.000+04:002009-03-05T00:59:00.000+04:00Thanks for reading and leaving comments everyone@S...Thanks for reading and leaving comments everyone<BR/><BR/>@SP: yes definitely - we need to be patient and let the dust settle. This has implications for world cricket and security measures will need to be put in place in all countries since cricketers are being targetted now<BR/><BR/>@Naked Cricket: I was very emotional with tears in my eyes when I wrote that... and that was because as a kid I have these memories of watching Waqar and Wasim running in to bowl. I was emotional because Pakistani children may be deprived of witnessing such a magnificent spectacle + watching heros from other countries in action (live)<BR/><BR/>@Rhaul - very true. I hope, like you that people will get mobilized and throw out these terrorists<BR/><BR/>@Sledge: Interesting point there. England may be the perfect venue because it offers exciting pitches (unlike UAE) and has a big rowdy Pakistani/British population. I need to write a post on this angle, but in the past ECB and other english people have questioned the loyalty of England born Pakistanis - I wonder if this will cause that rift to widen. But I am in full favour of having games thereobaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04686432822347334520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3713921718473352259.post-70580661779230709462009-03-04T20:19:00.000+04:002009-03-04T20:19:00.000+04:00Nicely written Obaid.This is a very testing time f...Nicely written Obaid.<BR/><BR/>This is a very testing time for cricket. Cricket will prosper in the end.<BR/><BR/>I'm personally excited about Pakistan playing at neutral venues. Bigger crowds will show up than they have in Pakistan in the recent past.<BR/><BR/>Australia have already suggested playing Pakistan in England in 2010.SledgeHammerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10118623964622205754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3713921718473352259.post-45236257718512086532009-03-04T18:28:00.000+04:002009-03-04T18:28:00.000+04:00Let's hope this incident starts a movement in Paki...Let's hope this incident starts a movement in Pakistan for rebuilding the broken edifices that you have mentioned. My thoughts are with the talented Pakistan team who may now play in front of neutral crowds. Home will be a land far away for them.namyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08357073234216420399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3713921718473352259.post-51643612812149777492009-03-04T18:22:00.000+04:002009-03-04T18:22:00.000+04:00"And let us start by continuing to play cricket. L..."And let us start by continuing to play cricket. Let no one take away our freedom to play cricket - in our schools, in our streets, in our mountains, on our beaches and every other inch of Pakistan."<BR/><BR/><BR/>Cricket will survive. It will take more than this to root out cricket from any child who grew up in sub-continent, eating, drinking, breating cricket. And as long as kids continue to play cricket, it is in safe hands. (Hope the world as a whole was also under kids, then it wouldn't have been such a mess.). As I read somewhere, "cricket is about a bat and a ball, not wads of cash."Rahulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16860648160058989821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3713921718473352259.post-7828933965904206982009-03-04T18:20:00.000+04:002009-03-04T18:20:00.000+04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Rahulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16860648160058989821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3713921718473352259.post-46407433041788292512009-03-04T13:39:00.000+04:002009-03-04T13:39:00.000+04:00"My anticipation builds like the noise of the crow..."My anticipation builds like the noise of the crowd when they come in to bowl" <BR/><BR/>Obaid, that was very moving.Gaurav Sethi https://www.blogger.com/profile/04330224127597873431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3713921718473352259.post-53011147565915749322009-03-04T11:37:00.000+04:002009-03-04T11:37:00.000+04:00obaid...hope is what drives all of us and even in ...obaid...<BR/><BR/>hope is what drives all of us and even in turbulent times likes this hope wont die away...<BR/><BR/>having said that...sometimes its wise to let dust settle and let time take its course to heal things...without letting things drift away...<BR/><BR/>so i am sure when the dst will settle world cricket will find its way for beloved pak cricket to find its feet again...no doubt about it...straight pointhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08309030423887849171noreply@blogger.com