The Pakistan cricket team left on a World Cup mission Tuesday with their first destination New Zealand where they play two one-day internationals before taking part in the mega event.
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AHMED
Jan 21, 2015 01:57pm
Everybody know the result hardly you can beat UAE., the group with others this team cannot compete .
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Safdar
Jan 21, 2015 02:34pm
Results come after the effort so I don't understand this illogical comment....
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A Pakistani
Jan 21, 2015 03:08pm
We don't need your best...... We need a win or an aggressive approach from you guys to prove your loyalty to Pakistan cricket.
You already made your retirement plan so people wouldn't see you after the tournament. It is good for you but not for Pakistan cricket.
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wahab
Jan 21, 2015 03:14pm
body language not showing the confidence.......well for once i am not optimistic at all
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Ahmad
Jan 21, 2015 05:10pm
All the very best, you all are our heroes.
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fuji
Jan 21, 2015 05:27pm
Aren't they always supposed to give their best !!!
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Asif Ali Khan, Toronto.
Jan 21, 2015 05:49pm
Hope, hard work and team spirit will InshaAllah bring World Cup to Pakistan... Go Pakistan Go.
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javed ali Hasrat
Jan 21, 2015 06:17pm
Good luck for Pakistan.being a residence of Gilgit Baltistan best wishes our neighbor Country Pakistan.
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Kamal
Jan 21, 2015 06:38pm
Come on Misbah!!! Is that the best you could say 'We will give our best’? You and your team need to do better than your best. Put a positive spin in your attitude because remember your ATTITUDE is your ALTITUDE.
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A Pakistani
Jan 21, 2015 08:14pm
The whole nation will pay the price of '35 Puncture' in the form of WC 2015 results. :(
(Injustice for Afridi - for not being Captain and Fawad Alam)
10 out of 15 players including Captain (Misbah) have never played any one day international in Australia in their entire career.
3 out of 15 (Sohail Khan, Yasir, Ehsaan Adil) never played any one day international anywhere in 2013-2014.
We can only pray for Pakistan.
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dawn
Jan 22, 2015 07:11am
InShaAllah do your best.
Umar Akmal's hair cut is an additional bonus!
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Reaz Ashraf
Jan 22, 2015 07:45am
Misbah as a captain you need to lead from the front and maintain the run-rate. In the past new batsman like afridi and others had to score 9-10 runs per over in order to win. We had experienced of your powerful sixes so no doubt in our mind that if you play with positive mind that can be achieved. Also, Pakistani openers you have big responsibility, try to give 50-100 plus stand and avoid any silly run out. Inshallah if you all worked as a unit worldcup can be ours. Best of luck to our heroes.
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Reem
Jan 22, 2015 11:12am
Best of luck Pak team!!! Our prayers are with you!
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Arju
Jan 22, 2015 01:42pm
By seeing last 20 years of Pakistan cricket I have single request to Pak top order! Please do not down your striking rate under 80%!! specially to Younis & Misbah!!!
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Ahmed Shaikh
Jan 22, 2015 11:03pm
Thats what your paid for buddy.
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HA
Jan 23, 2015 06:33am
Dear Pakistanis, now is the time to pray not play probably good prayers from bottom of heart will have some impact and there is a possibility
The Angels will be landed on the ground with " hare jhaday" to help our team
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takhan
Jan 23, 2015 01:25pm
This is the team with the lowest expectation. They should not have any pressure and play and enjoy. After all this is just a game. Do your best.
All the best.
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Cyrus Ho
Jan 25, 2015 03:59am
It is, after all, a gentleman's game.
"When that one Great Scorer comes to mark against your name,
He writes not that you won, or lost, but how you played the game.
Grantland Rice
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Cyrus Ho
Jan 25, 2015 04:01am
@A Pakistani
"Winning isn't everything, it's the only thing."
Vince Lombardi
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Cyrus Ho
Jan 25, 2015 04:04am
@Asif Ali Khan, Toronto.
"The race is not always to the swift nor the battle to the strong."
That could be, but that is where to place you money with the bookies.
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Cyrus Ho
Jan 25, 2015 04:06am
@Reaz Ashraf
"He might be the best fielder you have ever seen, but can he hit?"
Ted Williams
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Saleem
Jan 25, 2015 07:59pm
I don't know nor could I understand what Misbah means by 'We will give our best, irrespective of the results'? If that was what we want than Pakistan could have picked players from streets of Pakistan and they would have done the same .. 'do their best whatever the result'. If that is the case than why send a team in the name of Pakistan?
Misbah should know that Pakistan is spending huge amount of money and Pakistanis spend money to see them to play competently and win, not just to do their best (win or lose is immaterial).
If 'to do their best' was desired than Pakistan should have selected team on merit and performance of players (what PCB and selection committee did not do) then only Pakistani could have said that since we do not have capable players, Pakistan selected incapable players who we can only expect that they would try to do their best, winning and losing does not matter, though winning would be bonus.
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