Afridi -> Respect | Not Anymore

In my last blog post I talked about how good Shahid afridi was on field and how he manged to behave like a good human and how he made me respect him but after watching this video,   I take all my words back. Whatever good I had said about shahid afridi, I take it back. Once again he proved he can't be global human. Again he proved that he was, he is and he will remain orthodox pakistani

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After Afridi's first interview(Click Here), Many people not only in India but around the whole globe developed sudden liking for him, they appreciated his "brave heart"(?) answers and afridi got exponential increase in number of his fans but it didn last more days. After another interview that number decreased more rapidly then it had increased.

I dont want to talk about answers afridi gave in this second interview because i believe as a Pakistani he is suffering from inferiority complex(no offense!) and things he told about media and hearts of Indians shows why Pakistan is being hated.

The only thing that i am wondering about is how come a statement of a guy can change so drastically in this much short span of time. What could be the factors that made afridi utter such preposterous things. Is it a political pressure or pressure from orthodox Muslims because as it has been famous that to be captain of Pakistan's cricket team you have to be an orthodox n India hating muslim.

But I think whatever it was, it was what people of pakistan wanted to hear. Every one knows (Indians as well as Pakistanis) that it was really wrong to say whatever afridi said. He is a leading figure and as a leading figure and to stay in public eye he had to say something that every one hears and many wants. I dont have many words to explain this but i guess this video tells it all

Afridi -> Respect

First of all "Best of Luck" team India for today's match (though none of the cricketer gonna read this but this is what I can do :P )

Couple of days back India played against Pakistan in the world cup semi final.
What were the expectations from the game??? In my Last Post i described Cricket as religion and followers as peaceful followers who loves game but when it comes to India-Pakistan match, there are no rules and its all like a war. Most of the fans(Indians as well as Pakistanis) wanted it to happen like a war, wanted some exaggerated hatred and emotions, wanted some offensive actions ,in one sentence they wanted players to fight on field like it is a War but not a Game.

Even I was also expecting some high voltage, nerve numbing drama as whole Pakistani team is famous for their aggression(No Offense) and from Indian side it is lead by Harbhajan Sing and Yuvaraj Singh, but I must say ... What a Game! Team Pakistan and especially Shahid Afridi.

The way afridi controlled himself and his emotions, it is really worth many cheers. He didnt win match but he won many hearts. When his team mates dropped catch of The God-Sachin Tendulkar, we can see unhappiness on his face but it was natural but except that there was no scream not he shouted on the players. Even when Umar Gul was literally being THRASHED by Virendra Sehwag, Afridi did what captain was suppose to do, talk with him n cheer him up. When Pakistan was loosing match my cousin commented "Look, he is crying", Afridi was not crying literally but he was extremely sad and who would not ??? When Your team has shown extra ordinary performance, they did what no one, before the world cup, has predicted, they lived upto the phrase "From ashes we rose" and when you loose in the semi final of the world cup and you know this will break miliions of hearts, doesnt it make someone feel extremely sad ??? but still Afridi controlled his emotions and was the first one to come out on ground to congratulate Team India when India won. A True sportsman and on that moment I realized its only Team Australia who are shithead.

I though to write this the day after the match only but i though it will be too early to say something but after i watched this video

Just one word "Respect"

Cricket - The Religion

"Cricket is Religion and Sachin is God"
"Cricket is the only Religion that more than 95% Indians follow"

By now you must have started thinking that this is just another article on how popular cricket is in India, but i feel very happy to let you know that this is not about popularity of cricket in India but article trying to give idea about Religion called cricket.

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THE country of 1Billion and one Religion, no difference of opinions, no different paths, no different belief ...

I don't think it is possible to have, as the thing we are talking about is Religion.

Different Path:

Hinduism has many path Brahmin, Vaishnav etc as Christianity, Isalm etc and cricket is no different.

We have so many path to follow in cricket

1) Test Cricket 2) One Day Cricket 3) T-20s 

or

1) Batsmen 2) Bowlers

or Country you are from

Different Believers:

We have Theists(who practice religion), Pantheists (believe in every thing), atheists (believe in nothing)

Theists are those who follow particular religion,  they are the FANATICS. You can find many of this category, they will be on streets shouting n screaming with a Flag of religion they follow in hand.

Pantheists are those who watch cricket for fun, they are the critics. It doesnt matter to them who wins or who loose, they just want good cricket and good competition and enjoy the game

Atheists are those who proclaim they hate cricket or they dont watch BS game of cricket, they are the one whom you will find in every office, at every corner of street who knows nothing about cricket and cant understand game of cricket and keep on ridiculing it. 

God:

Ah! This is most important part.

This is the most controversial and debated part of the religion, Who is the God?

but i think most of the Indians will agree Sachin is God of Cricket,

as we(Indians) have Sachin Tendulkar, Aussies have Donald Bradman, Windies has Brian Lara, Pakistanis have Wasim Akram .

When it comes to batting there is a big debate about "Great". Who is the God? Sachin or Bradman or Lara??? but most of the modern cricketers as well as fans do agree that Sachin is the God.

In balling, therse hasnt been any clear result abuot being God. There are many good contestants like Muthaiya Murlidharan, Shane Warne, Glen McGrath, Wasim Akram, being an Indian i can put Kapil Dev , Dennis Lillee but there is no a clear winner 

Followers:

What you need to do or know to be a follower???

The answer is just NOTHING.

What you need to do is get infront of the Tv(or computer or projector) and start watching Cricket, start talking about cricket, start commenting about cricket though you dont know a shit about it. Scream when team you are supporting wins, jump when your favorite batsman hits century or bowler takes wicket. Scream when your team looses, your favorite player doesnt play well. Worship the God of cricket, make wishes for your team or player. 

I think this is enough .... i ll tell u more in next blog ... 

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