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Devastated Pakistan cricket fans smash TV sets after West Indies' defeat

Dawn.com Published February 21, 2015
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MULTAN: After Pakistan's shocking defeat at the hands of West Indies early Saturday, angry cricket fans were seen smashing television sets in Multan and mourned what was said to be the death of cricket for Pakistan.

Young and old cricket enthusiasts brandish sticks — DawnNews screengrab
Young and old cricket enthusiasts brandish sticks — DawnNews screengrab

'Mourners' sat around a bed of cricket bats in a mock funeral setting on MDA Road and raised their hands in prayer as they offered Fateha. The disappointed fans said it is time to focus on other sports because cricket has been far too upsetting.

"We stayed up the entire night for this match, I swear to God they have broken our hearts," lamented a cricket fan in Multan donned in a Pakistani cricket jersey.

Fans vent their frustration by smashing an old TV set in Multan — DawnNews screengrab
Fans vent their frustration by smashing an old TV set in Multan — DawnNews screengrab

Meanwhile, at Chungi No 9 enraged cricket fans protested and vented their frustration by smashing a number of TV sets with large batons. The cricket supporters also expressed that cricketers must be selected for the squad based on merit.

Read: How Pakistan was annihilated by Windies – through a fan’s eyes

"We should bury cricket. We should not think about it. We should not play it. We should only focus on our national game hockey and other games such as football," said another disappointed fan.

A mock funeral held for what fans said is the death of Pakistani cricket
A mock funeral held for what fans said is the death of Pakistani cricket

A revitalised West Indies cashed in on a sensational Pakistan batting collapse to notch their first victory of the World Cup by 150 runs at Hagley Oval in Christchurch on Saturday.

The Caribbean cricketers scored 310-6, with 115 runs coming in a swashbuckling final 10 overs involving Lendl Simmons, Andre Russell and Darren Sammy.

Pakistan in reply crumbled to their second straight defeat when they were all out for 160, failing to recover after the top four wickets fell in the first four overs for just one run, the worst start in one-day international history.

The West Indies, meanwhile, blocked out memories of their shock first up loss to Ireland as six batsmen posted scores of 30 or more.

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Tranquil
Feb 21, 2015 06:17pm
Whenever ever Green shirts come back give them Eggs and tomatoes rotten one do not waste money on even fresh eggs and tomatoes
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king khan
Feb 21, 2015 06:18pm
What else were you guys expecting. For God sake, please stop wasting your time.
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jay
Feb 21, 2015 06:19pm
HAHAHA ... keep spare TV sets ready , U will need them again... for breaking
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Azam Chatta
Feb 21, 2015 06:22pm
The cricket is game of chance so please just enjoy whoever wins. The media should also not create this much excitement which makes game a war. Our team should not lose heart and keep it up for coming matches regardless of win or lose.
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Tanveer
Feb 21, 2015 06:22pm
Losers
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Cyrus Ho
Feb 21, 2015 06:25pm
In the1982 football world cup Northern Ireland drew with Honduras 0-0 knocking Honduras out of the competition. A man in Honduras put a pistol to his head and killed himself as a result. It happens.
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Sunny
Feb 21, 2015 06:26pm
My solidarity with the innocent TVs/Radio. Even for upcoming matches.
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Cyrus Ho
Feb 21, 2015 06:27pm
Now the fans in Multan can buy a brand new TV.
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Sheryar Khan
Feb 21, 2015 06:27pm
From now on, no more fireworks, TVs only.
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saz
Feb 21, 2015 06:27pm
What is this foolishness? Pakistani nation is just wasting their time. Pakistani team is weak team. They can be easily defeated by even zambabway or Bangladesh etc. They did not make any effort to earn potential to win in last few years. Plus the players are abusive enough and not willing to learn from their coaches. Team need to be in good form and should be able to recognize and fix their weaknesses to get success and Pakistani team is lacking those qualities as well as missing home matches and unable to host foreign teams due to worst security situation.
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Khan
Feb 21, 2015 06:35pm
Hahaha, Now I came to know, that why the prices of useless and old TV's in the market has gone up,
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SOS
Feb 21, 2015 06:37pm
The Government is truly reflecting in the cricket team now, well and truly. If it wasn't for the love of the nation I hope for love of cricket people bring change, needs a thorough operation and years to fix but can be done. Corruption has no boundaries, wherever there is money, they will not spare it. We can rebuild our cricket but it's so deeply destroyed just like the nation that it is linked to Pakistan being fixed now. RIP cricket Pakistan till fixing of Pakistan starts, you may keep on suffering.
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Dwaraka nath
Feb 21, 2015 06:41pm
Morning I asked and it happened in the evening !
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riaz
Feb 21, 2015 06:41pm
the sales of TV sets will go up. That is the only positive i can think of.
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islooite7
Feb 21, 2015 06:45pm
Pakistan should focus on football and other sports instead of just cricket as it is too overrated and politicized
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citizen
Feb 21, 2015 06:45pm
Can watch it on mobile now!!! N are the TV cheap in Pakistan ??? God bless returning Pakistan team.!
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kamran
Feb 21, 2015 06:46pm
what do u expect from a team of 11 losers in green. My advice is to stop wasting ur tv sets and time over these idiots. Pak cricket is just a reflection of what the state of the country is... diabolical
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sudhakar
Feb 21, 2015 06:50pm
Can happen only in Pakistan!!! lolz
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human
Feb 21, 2015 06:52pm
You guys think those tv sets were new "are kapadi bazaar k tv the wo."
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Arshad Patel, Ohio, USA
Feb 21, 2015 06:55pm
I am pretty sure that this Pakistani team can not WIN a match against a USA team.
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Pune-India
Feb 21, 2015 06:57pm
Destroying their own properties just for 6 hr match..??
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Inqelab Zindabad
Feb 21, 2015 06:59pm
Even TV sets are not safe in Pakistan.
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rathorew
Feb 21, 2015 06:59pm
Let us begin by firing the entire PCB hierarchy, beginning with Shahryar Khan and Moin Khan. Shahryar knows nothing of cricket and has left everything to Moin, who is not only corrupt (wanting to hold two jobs in PCB when he has proved incompetent in each) but also incompetent in his role as selector.
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Barry
Feb 21, 2015 07:02pm
WTF. This is height of stupidity. The tournament is in its first leg, give the guys a chance.
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M. Emad
Feb 21, 2015 07:03pm
Supporting a weak-fractured team, then 'devastated' and smashing/ burning TV sets --- reflect immaturity of Pakistani cricket fans.
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Justice4All
Feb 21, 2015 07:03pm
Pakistan will play another game for free. You are not getting one more TV for more.
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ash_insafians
Feb 21, 2015 07:06pm
why doesn't our PM r CM take notice or warn the responsibles.
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Rao
Feb 21, 2015 07:13pm
If Pakistan sincerely eliminates terrorism, then international cricket will return to Pakistan and cricket team will have enough practice to compete with other teams.....Till then the downslide continues....Instead of smashing TV sets, rise against radical mullahs, Hafiz Saeed etc....
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jigar
Feb 21, 2015 07:14pm
It is only a game. Please respect it.
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SHIRAZ
Feb 21, 2015 07:19pm
And the type of lessons we are teaching to the poor kids...disgusting.
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UD
Feb 21, 2015 07:22pm
I feel sorry for you guys. But it's OK ! Do not be frustrated. One day they will win. How many TVs you will break?
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TKHAN
Feb 21, 2015 07:35pm
Height of stupidity! Just accept - good TEAMS are winning!
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Tony
Feb 21, 2015 07:35pm
This breaking tv and beating it with stick reflects the culture of mob lynching and destruction....there are bettet ways to express your disappointment
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dvk
Feb 21, 2015 07:41pm
They are smashing old useless TVs some of them empty cases only. Just drama.
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Ali Vaqar Awan
Feb 21, 2015 07:42pm
First of all what is the fault of TV that people have to take out frustration on it for Pakistan's defeat. If they have to smash things they must smash PCB and players to create the impact. IK kindly tell where is your dharna now when it is needed the most.
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Barry
Feb 21, 2015 07:43pm
The amount of talent that the Pakistani cricketers have is phenomenal. We always used to envy you guys. The only thing missing is professionalism in the management. If you guys get only two ex-players ie Wasim Akram and Rameez Raja it should be enough. Right now I personally am just worried about tomorrow's match with South Africa. Hope we do good. :)
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noor memon
Feb 21, 2015 07:45pm
@SOS So Cricket Fans(read the Nation) knows that nothing can be fixed until& unless the Politics(read Politicians) of this country get fixed. There is political interference in everything, just for the heck of it. Go FIX the root cause for FAILURE of this Nation.Rally round the good people out there, who are calling for CHANGE
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Kamal Gupta
Feb 21, 2015 07:46pm
Hey, there are phases in a team's performance. Pakistan at one time had a very powerful team. And remember the time when West Indies used to be unassailable? Who had thought that England would one day become minnows? Four years back, India was at the top, becoming T-20 and ODI world cups winners. Today, Indians have grave doubts about our bowling, that of being able to dismiss even a couple unless the batsman makes an error. Its a sport, not a war.
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javid
Feb 21, 2015 07:50pm
The sad thing is not they lost both the matches but they didn't put any resistance to the opposition's wining!
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Lyra
Feb 21, 2015 07:53pm
Mauka Mauka.... Mauka Mauka... Mauka Mauka...... For the TV companies to up their sales!!
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Arshad Patel, Ohio, USA
Feb 21, 2015 07:54pm
Pakistan's initial score 4 out for 1 run, must be a world record or at least a World Cup Record. Where ever we go we create RECORDS and are always in the HIGHLIGHTS. Way to go Pakistan, just keep the record keepers busy.
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Rashid
Feb 21, 2015 07:56pm
Pakistanis deserve to break their television sets . This humiliating series of defeats one after another shows the talent of Pakistani team and their inability to come back strong. After the humiliating loss to India , this Pakistani team is shattered morally and emotionally . To top it all , the defeat at Christchurch rubs salt into the wounds of desolate, depleted and down Pakistani cricket fans.
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KHALID SOHAIL
Feb 21, 2015 07:57pm
Nation needs to learn living as a national team in Pakistan and after that our hockey and cricket team will achieve all objectives. We are Pakistani nation on the cricket match day and other day again discussing our origins and mother tongues. I would like to request to corrupt nations do not demand respect in the world for one day. Be honest WATANI, invest in WATAN, build your own WATAN and bring back wealth and money form foreign countries or please stop LIP SERVICE. If you don't mind please.
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Omar
Feb 21, 2015 08:01pm
In a country where last month 100s of innocent civilians have been killed. the masses seems to very indifferent. I am aghast by the ignorance.
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Mark Tully UK
Feb 21, 2015 08:20pm
Destroy all TV sets in Pakistan so that Pakistanis don't see losing all games.
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Woz Ahmed
Feb 21, 2015 08:31pm
Pakistan and India are both ranked 171 on the FIFA world ranking. Let's focus on football, the ability to improve will be fun .and challenging. Love cricket, but love my TV set too !
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Agha Ata
Feb 21, 2015 08:36pm
This is not the sportsmanship's spirit. The whole attitude of Pakistan cricket team and its fans was eccentric. They can't leave behind the notion of ghairat.
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Raja
Feb 21, 2015 08:41pm
I don't think that TV set ever worked.
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saeeds
Feb 21, 2015 08:47pm
When Pakistani achieved something good they praise and thank God. If things goes wrong it is than TV politician and CIA fault.
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Abdul
Feb 21, 2015 08:52pm
What will they do when Pakistan will lose to Ireland?
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agdambagdam
Feb 21, 2015 08:53pm
As such there is no electricity in Pakistan.. kya farak padta hai TV hai ya nai hai.. stone age people with stone age mindset... not something the television would have change anyhow
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Reality Bites
Feb 21, 2015 09:09pm
At best, our players are unreliable. The older players are nothing but ego, while the younger players are not necessarily picked for talent.
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k k tiwari
Feb 21, 2015 09:10pm
don't loose confidence. I m sure Pak team will bounce back as in 1992
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Comment
Feb 21, 2015 09:10pm
This is a funny country! Cricket loss is your biggest problem - right?
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Mohan
Feb 21, 2015 09:11pm
@Rao For that your will have to wait for eternity.
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Javed USA
Feb 21, 2015 09:17pm
What else do you have to waste?
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ayub
Feb 21, 2015 09:18pm
Why should we target and blame cricket team only. Is not every government department in our country run by such like teams?
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shiv
Feb 21, 2015 09:23pm
Can somebody explain me now how are they going to watch Pakistan vs Zimbawe match?
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vinie
Feb 21, 2015 09:27pm
All tv sets are very old,i think ages of the tv sets and pakistan are the same !! If u are really angry against ur teams than why not breaks ur new L.e.d tv sets. Its just game Move on guys and remember tournament is not over yet !!! Its part of games..be calm
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birthday
Feb 21, 2015 09:34pm
Illiteracy at its peak.
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Hassan
Feb 21, 2015 09:37pm
The fielding coach is resigning because Afridi and Akmal refused to take his advice and now we have seen the result. The whole team is just a bunch of amateur spoilt tv stars. Somewhere something has gone terribly wrong and someone should accept responsibility and resign but they are just too spineless and shameless to do so. Just like our government calamity after calamity and the politicians are too busy making excuses and keeping their seats warm. Afsos, sad afsos
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Bhai
Feb 21, 2015 09:39pm
Shooting the messenger.....real stupid guys...
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bala
Feb 21, 2015 09:41pm
Down national flag. Mourn for 3 days. Dont break tv sets. You need them to watch your favorite programme in future.
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Rammohanrao Sumbharaju hyderabad deccan
Feb 21, 2015 10:16pm
Pakistan cricket needs urgent surgery by world famous surgeons
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A. Khan
Feb 21, 2015 10:16pm
I for one am totally at peace with Pakistan's performance so far in this World Cup. This is because I never had any hope for them and I am not losing any sleep over it. Instead of smashing their TV sets, the fans should be protesting outside the PCB head office against the poor team selection. Certainly some senior players need to be put to pasture asap.
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Vishal
Feb 21, 2015 10:21pm
This is crazy. Media shouldn't glorify such incidents or people try to harm the cricketers or their properties. However you are disappointed It is just a match at the end. You learn from mistakes and improve next time, that is how civilized people and countries behave. Please do not glorify such incidents.
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Ragu
Feb 21, 2015 10:26pm
Be good sports; in the time of stress the team needs support and not hatred. It is only a game; show me one team that has not been crushed in the past!
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Vectra
Feb 21, 2015 10:45pm
Poor Tv sets,one day mourning for tv sets
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asif
Feb 21, 2015 10:49pm
PTI will be organizing a dharna soon to protest against the violence committed on TV sets. All well wishers of TV sets welcome.
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zeeshan
Feb 21, 2015 10:52pm
Calm down...heroes rise when all seems to be finished...we will rise again and conquer cricket as heroes....nothing is constant except change....never loose hope...be positive guys
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Alam
Feb 21, 2015 10:57pm
Pakistanis should take lead from Indians. They are in Australia for the last 3 months and did not win a single match. Just one win make them making fun of others.
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Key Points
Feb 21, 2015 10:58pm
Cricket board managent & selection committee should resign right away.
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Alam
Feb 21, 2015 10:59pm
Burning or breaking TV sets is still better than burning stadium.
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Kautiliya
Feb 21, 2015 11:01pm
Fools galore
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Last Word
Feb 21, 2015 11:02pm
It is shear madness to burn TV sets on losing a game. What will they do if Pakistan loses to Ireland ? Burn their homes will they ?
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Simranjit singh Mann
Feb 21, 2015 11:04pm
This game should be banned from India and Pakistan..It is one of the reason of poverty . When players are for sale , it is no more a sport, It is business. Nations should not do business with national interests. It is good to hear.
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Charles Wilson
Feb 21, 2015 11:06pm
@sudhakar It's only a game - so take it in stride for God's sake!
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Larkanavi
Feb 21, 2015 11:09pm
Let the nation's focus turn back to hockey and squash the sports that have brought much more success than cricket and all the rest combined.
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Chirkut
Feb 21, 2015 11:14pm
Do not break all TV sets. Please spare a few for future matches.
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Prince
Feb 21, 2015 11:16pm
Don't break TV'S. Break the head of chairman, selectors, coach and players. !
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Alam
Feb 21, 2015 11:22pm
@sudhakar ....yes...in India they burn stadium not TV...it happen only in India.
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Virumandi
Feb 21, 2015 11:24pm
Seems like long way to go for India / Pakistan citizens to get civilized. Still living in stone ages. Its just a sport. No need to get agitated this badly.
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Alam
Feb 21, 2015 11:32pm
@vinie in Pakistan old TVs are expensive than new Indian TVs.
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ameer
Feb 21, 2015 11:37pm
In world cup, another shameful losing the match from WI. I really regret to say that, PCB should be dissolved instantly. Alternative or Best one cricket selectors should be chosen which will make parallel team. Otherwise, Pakistani team will keep lose the match constantly. Play for Pak not for yourself.
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ga
Feb 21, 2015 11:51pm
Fans smashed their TV sets in 1992 as well. Then the team recovered and they couldn't watch Pakistan take the cup.
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Ali
Feb 22, 2015 12:00am
Please stop watching Pakistan Cricket Team.
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Saad
Feb 22, 2015 12:27am
Am I the only one who thinks this is madness? It's a freaking GAME for God's sake!
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rjack
Feb 22, 2015 12:33am
@Rao Well Said
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mkdkano
Feb 22, 2015 12:36am
You people make fool of audience. These are all old non working TV sets you collected from TV repair shops for breaking . These are not working TV sets.
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anthony gonsalves
Feb 22, 2015 12:36am
People in Pakistan are crazy.....its just a game .
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hope
Feb 22, 2015 12:41am
Whenever ever Green shirts come back give them Eggs and tomatoes rotten one do not waste money on even fresh eggs and tomatoes
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amjad
Feb 22, 2015 12:42am
@noor memon You hit the nail on the head, unless we have a merit based system nothing will change. The ppl of pakistan need to come out to get rid of these thieves led by sharif and zardari
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Nadeem
Feb 22, 2015 12:47am
People should save & use their emotions against the corrupt and enslave government of Saudis.
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surrinder gill ADVOCATE
Feb 22, 2015 12:58am
Stupids. It is not a TV set which play and decide a game. Do not try to be hero. Be a sportsman.
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wiserneighbour
Feb 22, 2015 01:04am
This is a breaking news!!!Anyway your TV sets look antique,time to buy new TV and to get a.new team
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m. a
Feb 22, 2015 01:20am
The Pakistani cricket team is now no different than Nawaz , Shahbaz and the army chief. All of them are making lot of money at the expense of Pakistan.
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Akash
Feb 22, 2015 01:30am
@Justice4All it's not that you lost the match against WI, it's how pathetically you lost that everyone is upset haha
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aqdas77
Feb 22, 2015 01:33am
Cricket acts as a pressure relief valve by corrupt governments in Pakistan.Good Cricket results somehow covers the inept governance, the people forgive all. Now even that relief valve is blowing up.There is some good coming out of this guys believe me.I would rather see more of this and prefer more losses even to minnow teams to see if there is a butterfly effect waiting for betterment of the country.
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Faruk chowhdry
Feb 22, 2015 01:35am
I don't know what are you Pakistani fans going to show the world by breaking TV sets? Instead go and demonstrate out PCB office and tell them don't select players by listening to politicians.
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proud_neighbour
Feb 22, 2015 01:45am
Merit merit merit. Throw out nasir jamshed, umar akmal and bring back Fawad Alam and Sarfaraz. Only Wahab Riaz played decently.
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Zedex
Feb 22, 2015 01:48am
This is madness. Come on guys..it is just a game. No need of exhibiting frustration on TV sets. The show the truth. Media should play role in cooling tempers of fans by playing down defeats as well as victories as a sports update. That's it.
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fida sayani USA
Feb 22, 2015 02:02am
@Cyrus Ho Inzy will buy them.
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Ahmer
Feb 22, 2015 02:08am
The team should ask for political asylm in New Zealand.
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white noise
Feb 22, 2015 02:08am
@Tranquil they wont come back directly, history tells us they fail miserably, they scatter, some go to Europe, some end up in Dubai to 'heal' their wounds !!!
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Rajesh
Feb 22, 2015 02:11am
PM Modi and Indian RAW is behind Pakistani teams failure :). Oh wait, there is one more culprit. It could be Mr. Putin. Let's put sanctions on Russia ;)
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Cyrus Ho
Feb 22, 2015 02:17am
@saz Zimbabwe might have had a world championship if they were Southern Rhodesia. Hard to imagine Magabi's socialist mob as country squires. In fact, I can't imagine it.
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hamza khan
Feb 22, 2015 02:57am
hoping and praying for a quick indian exit as well...
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Concerned Prakash
Feb 22, 2015 03:06am
Dont break the TV sets you Idiots, just smash the head of those who are more concerned about the central contract than playing and winning.
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Azi
Feb 22, 2015 03:10am
How would breaking your own property help cricket team? Granted one team has to lose and one win, the lackluster performance twice does give us a credible evidence of improper training and motivation. It is highly likely that some players did come in due to connections, hence the failed experiments What we need is daily training of activities such: - catches (We did see how many were dropped) - clever batting (in all teams besides Pakistan, you can see batsmen looking for weak spots in fielding) - clever bowling (Concept much utilized in India's bowling as their bowlers force batsmen to fall for a with-in field shot for a catch and similar tactics, which pakistani batsmen fell for every time) - strategic fielding (opposition batsmen studied and fielders position themselves accordingly) - Run co-ordination (Many a times pakistani batsmen get run out since they dont know how to signal other to run or to stop) - Realizing the urgency of matter (I see that players dont take into account the skyrocketing run rate while they take pleasures in tuk tuk) - Respect (No question about it, no one should disrespect the coach) - Physical fitness ( See a football match, watch the leg muscles of the players. They tell how strongly the players are built for endurance) At the moment, it does seem like players are there only for their monthly paychecks.
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jawad
Feb 22, 2015 03:28am
Pakistani fans are acting like Indian fans!! Cricket isn't everything go get education first, be someone rather than wasting time on breaking TVs after Pakistan team loses. Loser fans. Grow up please.
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james Martell
Feb 22, 2015 03:38am
Hey those tv sets looked old lol thats cheating if anything they should hold a protest outside the PCB headquarters at Lahore Gaddiffi stadium and do a sit in until Sethi retires along with Shayar.
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sk
Feb 22, 2015 03:41am
Give Kudos to Pak Cricket Team. At least they are playing the game in today's unstable Pakistan. When no other country is not coming to your home soil and team is not getting enough match practice then how do you expect them to win at this level. It is easy to blast them. In hard times, sports is one of this thing that can divert the attention to positive. Youth energy should be channelized towards positive things like sports.
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Vikas Rehman
Feb 22, 2015 03:42am
At least people waited for the match to finish before smashing their TVs. Normally they start their 'dhol tashey' about a week before the match.
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Vikas Rehman
Feb 22, 2015 03:45am
Should Pakistan lose another couple of matches against the likes of Ireland and UAE, this might not be a bad outcome for Pakistani cricket. Only something like that could force the PCB to do some retrospective analysis and get rid of many of the oldies and one match winners.
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saadiq
Feb 22, 2015 04:04am
ha ha ha its hilarious. but india will meet the same fate with the team.we have. our bowling is pathetic and the batting has not really clicked. the finishing has been really poor . so goodbye pakisthan and india. see you in the next edition
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Samreen Iqbal
Feb 22, 2015 04:23am
So sad to see that there is no comfort for Pakistanis not even in cricket.
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Kip
Feb 22, 2015 04:40am
@Cyrus Ho Yes, Pakistani's should be doing that instead.
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Yousuf
Feb 22, 2015 04:49am
What we expect? is this Pakistan Team or ..... Ahmed Shehzad - Lahore, Punjab Misbah-ul-Haq Khan Niazi - Mianwali, Punjab Ehsan Adil – Sheikhupura, Punjab Haris Sohail - Sialkot, Punjab Mohammad Irfan - Gaggu Mandi, Punjab Nasir Jamshed - Lahore, Punjab Shahid Khan Afridi - Khyber Agency Sohaib Maqsood - Multan, Punjab Sohail Khan - Malakand, North-West Frontier Province Mohammad Younis Khan - Mardan, Umar Akmal - Lahore, Punjab Wahab Riaz - Lahore, Punjab Yasir Shah - Swabi, North-West Frontier Province
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trp001@sbcglobal.ner
Feb 22, 2015 05:06am
Pakistan team lost West Indies a world class team.How about West Indies losing to unkown Irland team.On a given day any team can lose.I hope Pakistan team wii rebound,have faith.
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Hamid Ali Tabatabai
Feb 22, 2015 05:32am
Looking forward to a day when Pakistanis actually create something.
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SNA
Feb 22, 2015 05:33am
@rathorew what about people like Najam Sethi? If cricket is being run by such non professional people like Najam Sethi one would face this kind of result. May Almighty Allah bless this nation. Ameen Summa Ameen
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Shahrukh Fatah
Feb 22, 2015 05:34am
@Tranquil Think a little before doing that! It is the fault of the PCB and not the players. They have to get their act together for the team to function properly.
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Madan
Feb 22, 2015 05:46am
The players should not be treated badly.They have given their best.After Pakistan's defeat at the hands of India,the team listened to the advises of different cricket experts and retired cricketers in the country and changed their strategy wherever they could.If the team still lost the game,only one reason remains-they are inferior to other teams 'performances.Wait for the next game as there is still a next game to play and prove.
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Ayesha
Feb 22, 2015 05:47am
Those who discriminate on the basis of creed, culture or race shall perish. If we are loosing its cause we don't stay away from differentiation. We do no justice and this is just an example of doing no justice. What does the poor TV have to do with the loss of the match? We have to blame ourselves as we lack priorities as a nation. Those TV's cost money to buy and again new TV's will have to be bought.
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Ammy
Feb 22, 2015 05:52am
Have learnt that demand of second hand TV sets in Pakistan has suddenly risen. India,Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Nepal are obliging their closest neighbour by offering them old TVs free ,instead of selling it in Junk. Such a warmth between these neighbous is setting up a new example in South Asia :)
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Sarah
Feb 22, 2015 05:53am
@islooite7 They cannot excel in other sports,so stop dreaming.We know the status of hockey and football.
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Shakeel Ahmad
Feb 22, 2015 06:04am
Like Field hockey and squash, the once glorious chapter in sports has gone to an end because of govt inefficiency.
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peter
Feb 22, 2015 06:14am
@saz Pakistan cricketers are talented - but they do not play as a team. They dont have the utter commitment thats need to suceed.
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Dipak
Feb 22, 2015 06:22am
It's OK to lose once in a while. Across the border, we still consider Pakistan Cricket Team as top class. Don't be so harsh on own cricketers. They will be back.
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jax
Feb 22, 2015 06:51am
This is clean TV campaign in Pakistan
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Patriot
Feb 22, 2015 07:05am
Oh please ! Stop behaving like illeterates. This is no way to express disappointment over losing a cricket match.
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Shrikant
Feb 22, 2015 07:19am
There are bad times for every team. Pakistan has produced great cricketers and will continue to do so. Misbah is a great player and so are Afridi and Akmal. In old days it was a pleasure to watch Javed, Inzmaam and Imran for every Indian and Pakistani cricket lover. I liked Inzmam who always kept a smiling and tension-free appearance. May be the current team needs more time to consolidate and encouragement from the public. Please be considerate and don't write harsh comments. In one sub-continent we have 4 great teams.
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raja hindustani
Feb 22, 2015 07:31am
Its just a game...... for God sake...grow up people...!!!
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Hifiz Alam
Feb 22, 2015 07:56am
It is just a game we should not concentrate towards it, Specially young fans must refrain to watch it, they ought to strive in their future planning instead of wasting their time in watching ckt.
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shami
Feb 22, 2015 08:10am
Its time to get rid of older CRT TVs and buy LCDs.
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Lakhte Hassnain Zaidi
Feb 22, 2015 08:48am
What one should expect from the team members selected by the cronies of Sharif Brothers. A beautiful stanza of a URDU poem "Every branch is taken by an owl, God knows what will happen to the orchard". Well Cricket orchard is in front of of everyone to see.
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dvk
Feb 22, 2015 08:55am
Nothing that was working is smashed. It is all nautanki.
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ss
Feb 22, 2015 09:04am
Simply stated, low morale, lack of cofidence, and conflict among some players and couches, all leads to failure, Once a team loses cohesiveness its dificult to perform well. But then this is just like any other game some time one wins and of course sometime lose. One example of that is Tiger Woods,once known as the best ever in golf lost his confidence or so they say, can't even make a cut any more. so keep calm hold on to your TVs and hope for the best.
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zafar
Feb 22, 2015 09:21am
For God's sake its just a game !
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gubbar
Feb 22, 2015 09:30am
Top to Bottom poltician to Players all are Behaving like the Citizen of Third World Pakistan has no Match in the world for their attitude and thinking..
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Maqsood
Feb 22, 2015 09:41am
No 1 stupid, it is political team not cricket team by merit.
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umair
Feb 22, 2015 09:59am
Were they smashing their own TV sets or those of someone else?
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Rahul
Feb 22, 2015 10:10am
I really don't understand the reason for all this, afterall, Pakistan has just shed their unpredictable tag by being consistently mediocre!!!
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Shaneeza
Feb 22, 2015 10:40am
General Raheel, can u ask for some tvs for people of multan and other cities of Pakistan from the Chinese government
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sja
Feb 22, 2015 10:54am
@Cyrus Ho and watch the GEO DRAMAS and ARY rivalry for ratings between jeeto Pakistan and inaaam ghar what a waste of TV TIME for proving nothing
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kashif
Feb 22, 2015 10:55am
What's the point of destroying TV from junk yards. Destroy TV at your home the LED and Plasma etc.
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akkuturaju, usa
Feb 22, 2015 11:12am
It is a game, wherein one has to win and another has to lose. Yes we are being telling to take sports man spirit. What is that. If a party loose game also take easily, because next time they can win too. .
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Zahid
Feb 22, 2015 11:15am
Pakistan will reach the finals of this World Cup. I pity all those who have wasted their hard earned money by destroying their TV sets. These very same people will once again worship the current lovers in Pakistan Cricket Team. India / West Indies had won in 1992 as well but we won the World Cup in 1992. Their is a deja vu feeling.
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NASR
Feb 22, 2015 11:19am
A broken team is meant to break hearts
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Reader
Feb 22, 2015 11:51am
Extremely shameful performance of Pakistani cricket team. Entire management of PCB & selection board must be fired at once.
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valiya
Feb 22, 2015 12:58pm
Do some other way of protest TV is not the culprit. This is like breaking mirror if you are not beautiful. Uncivilized protest.
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ShahrukhKhan
Feb 22, 2015 01:07pm
good work guys, keep it up....
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Sandeep Singh
Feb 22, 2015 02:10pm
Booming Time for Pakistan TV industries ;-)
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افغان ميهن
Feb 22, 2015 03:10pm
@Yousuf It is Khyber Pakhtunkhwa not NWFP.
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افغان ميهن
Feb 22, 2015 03:14pm
I am watching India vs South Africa on PTV through Jadoo and it looks like India is on their way to victory.
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sahani
Feb 22, 2015 05:28pm
Halal meets does wonder on the mind of users make them really incapable to think logically and practically anything.
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sahani
Feb 22, 2015 05:31pm
@kamran How one book of saudi costing them $1 have made the hindu converts slave to saudis.
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peace loving indian
Feb 22, 2015 06:56pm
every team has its bad times and good times. I am very sure that pakistan team will come back strong. Take it is a game and enjoy it!!!!
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nitish
Feb 22, 2015 10:55pm
Pakistan is a great cricket nation, I am sure their cricket will resurrect soon. I hope their fans will be patient.
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JC
Feb 23, 2015 12:37am
again? how many TV sets are they having????
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Mohammad Alamgir
Feb 23, 2015 05:55am
Don't dream anymore now about Pakistan doing good for the rest of the WC. That's for sure and defeats in the rest of the matches is glaring in their eyes. . They are mentally now in a state of shock. The PCB should be dissolved and run democratically on merit and without interference from the PM. Only then good news from the team will come.The whole country is in a mess, God Help these people.
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Shabash
Feb 23, 2015 08:08am
@Ali Vaqar Awan it's the old tvs they're using.
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Hashim
Feb 23, 2015 08:54am
As usual we are portraying ourselves as arsonists. We are not a nation but a bunch of mobs.
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khalid
Feb 23, 2015 09:00am
We indian love cricket please don't compare us with pak
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glassyman
Feb 23, 2015 10:09am
Where do they get all these tv's from. Conspiracy hai
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glassyman
Feb 23, 2015 10:10am
Why they are not breaking LED televisions. Aisa nahi chalega
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Anil
Feb 23, 2015 10:34am
A classic case of shooting the messenger. What did those poor TVs do?
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Raj
Feb 23, 2015 11:46am
Imran Khan should come back and lead , good for Pakistan's politics also.
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indialover
Feb 23, 2015 11:49am
@saeeds You forgot to mention RAW & MOSSAD
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Last Word
Feb 23, 2015 12:26pm
Pakistan did not accept any flood relief aid from India but I am sure Pakistanis will accept TV sets from the Indians and support India playing Q/F and beyond. However, best of luck to Pakistan to reach Q/F.
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vijaymohan
Feb 23, 2015 01:00pm
Its just cricket.....a game,
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Sauron
Feb 23, 2015 01:31pm
Soemtimes team perform badly.IT happens to all teams one time or the other. It's hardly the end of the world. Players should not be needlesly demonized.
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Azmeen
Feb 23, 2015 04:19pm
We are no doubt an emotional nation. Calm down please. Don't destroy whatever you have with you.
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Ayan Kashyap
Feb 23, 2015 07:29pm
Comon guys..they need your support...Help them to come out of it...Everyone has issues... Watch Match with a Spirit not with anger.. God Bless...
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JET LEE
Feb 24, 2015 09:48am
All of them are planning to buy made in China LED.
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mrme
Feb 24, 2015 05:13pm
Thank God I have been following SA for sometime now. I don't get why people are being so furious as if they never saw it coming. Even now, I believe, Misbah&Co are performing better than they really are capable of.
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Peacelover
Feb 24, 2015 08:44pm
Break the LCD TV sets if you can. breaking old TV sets which can't even be resold and get to be in the news, that's really smart.!!!
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