Hindustani Posted March 30, 2011 Posted March 30, 2011 India beat Pakistan to set up final with Sri Lanka Lahore: The fire-crackers that had been stacked up and the euphoria that was building came to naught as India beat Pakistan by 29 runs in the World Cup semifinal at Mohali Wednesday, a match that could have gone either way. The cheers turned into mourning and the smiles faded away into tears, as people of every age group - be it children, youngsters, the elderly - everyone just couldn't help but shake their heads in despair for fighting hard till the last minute and reaching so close, and yet losing a match in which the fortunes of the two sides swung widely. "We got off to good start, but then at regular intervals, we started losing two-three quick wickets. But when (captain) Shahid Afridi was out, all our hopes were completely dashed," said Yousuf Bashir, an elderly resident. What was touted as the clash of the titans, was indeed a nerve-wrecking experience for many, but not for little 10-year-old Jamaal Khan, who was in tears as Pakistan lost their last wicket, that of Misbah-ul-Haq, even though victory at that stage was impossible, what with Pakistan needing 30 runs off the last two balls. "I don't want to say anything," said a crying Khan. And Pakisatan's jinx of beaten by India every time they have faced off in the World Cup continued. India had beaten Pakistan in 1992, 1996, 1999 and 2003 and now in 2011. This year though, looking at the way Pakistani team was performing, in the tournament especially after breaking Australia's dream run of 34 World Cup victories, much was being expected but unfortunately it was not to be. World Cup 2011 "I am in tears, it is just not happening. We played well in this World cup, and after breaking the Australian jink, I was hopeful of breaking it this time too, but it just didn't happen," said artist Nabiha Hasan. People also used social networking site Facebook to share their sentiments. "Is totally shattered and heartbroken...", Omar Jamil, CEO of PR firm Latitude posted on his page. For Zahir Rahimtoola, a businessman, the game turned "depressing" and dampened all his spirits of exciting party plans. "Looking at the way Pakistan was playing, we had assumed we were going to party all night, but, it just turned out to be opposite. It is grim and sour now," said Rahimtoola. But, fashion writer Aamna Haider Isani had seen it coming and wasn't optimistic about Pakistan winning. "The game was like a bad accident. Sometimes you know there is a disaster ahead and you can't look away. I am glad the first innings was fun to watch," she told IANS. So what was the turning point of the game? "Losing the toss was the turning point," she added. Businesswoman Fareshteh Aslam agreed with her and posted on her Facebook page: "We drop catches. Top order bats like rank amateurs. Er, do we deserve to be in a World Cup final?" Though, it was a difficult fact to digest, Khalid Ansari, a waiter at the Punjab Club bravely puts on a smiling face and said: "Winning and losing is part of a game. The team that plays well, wins it, nothing to worry about. Life moves on, nothing stops. It's just a moment of loss, tomorrow everything will be fine." Source
Manny_Pacquiao Posted March 30, 2011 Posted March 30, 2011 i suspect we will see a few stories reporting suicides in the upcoming hours.
punjabi_khota Posted March 30, 2011 Posted March 30, 2011 The headlines like these make all the build up worth it.
Polaroid Posted March 30, 2011 Posted March 30, 2011 This was to be expected after all the hype for the match lol.
veer Posted March 30, 2011 Posted March 30, 2011 they were expecting bit too much from their team... dont know why.. they didnt have a single tough game except may be against Lanka.. pak team in past was much more stronger.. but this time, they should have expected this result..
Manny_Pacquiao Posted March 30, 2011 Posted March 30, 2011 if anyone wants an idea of HOW DESPERATE pakis were getting, u only have to look at what some of their channels were doing. i streamed this thing online, so i watched the whole game on a paki channel called 'super'. as the match neared its end and pakis were losing wickets, there was this little image in the shape of a person on the right hand side of the screen in a prayer pose...they kept putting this up at the beginning of every over...fkn hilarious
vvvslaxman Posted March 30, 2011 Posted March 30, 2011 why are they crying lol As i expected.. pak fans take the loss much harder.
Prakat Posted March 30, 2011 Posted March 30, 2011 look a the bottom right hand side lol Can't really make out what that is... but gather from your earlier post that it's a praying man?
Manny_Pacquiao Posted March 30, 2011 Posted March 30, 2011 Can't really make out what that is... but gather from your earlier post that it's a praying man? yep
flamy Posted March 30, 2011 Posted March 30, 2011 if anyone wants an idea of HOW DESPERATE pakis were getting, u only have to look at what some of their channels were doing. i streamed this thing online, so i watched the whole game on a paki channel called 'super'. as the match neared its end and pakis were losing wickets, there was this little image in the shape of a person on the right hand side of the screen in a prayer pose...they kept putting this up at the beginning of every over...fkn hilarious :hysterical::hysterical::hysterical::hysterical::hysterical:
Prakat Posted March 30, 2011 Posted March 30, 2011 yep :cantstop: but which part is what? What's the big yellow blob on top?
Hindustani Posted March 30, 2011 Author Posted March 30, 2011 Prayers ... Disappointing Pakistanis since ...FOREVER
flamy Posted March 30, 2011 Posted March 30, 2011 :cantstop: but which part is what? What's the big yellow blob on top? I can't quite makeout the pic either. i'm taking manny's word for it :D
punjabi_khota Posted March 30, 2011 Posted March 30, 2011 Prayers ... Disappointing Pakistanis since ...FOREVER :hysterical::hysterical::hysterical::hysterical:
Tigerbait Posted March 30, 2011 Posted March 30, 2011 People really shouldn't take the game this seriously.
shadowman Posted March 30, 2011 Posted March 30, 2011 Prayers ... Disappointing Pakistanis since ...FOREVER What you just said there mate might comeback and haunt you you still have a final to play ......
Rajiv Posted March 30, 2011 Posted March 30, 2011 Seriously, people in India and Pak need to get away form these special havans.jirgas/prayers etc..apart from rolling the economy from buying flower petals, oil and paying the pundit - it does no good
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