On tenth October (Tuesday), Pakistani wicket-keeping batsman Muhammad Rizwan addressed a post-match press convention. He claimed that their recreation towards Sri Lanka in Hyderabad felt prefer it was some type of a house recreation. He argued that the robust help of the Hyderabad crowd made him really feel as in the event that they had been taking part in in Lahore, Karachi, or Rawalpindi.
During the post-match occasion, Rizwan stated, “I felt like I was playing a match in Pindi. The way the crowd gave love today, and not just for me, but for the whole Pakistan team, they gave love.”
One sports activities journalist inquired about his well being as in the course of the match he displayed indicators of going through cramps. He famous that even they had been feeling pained to see him like that and went on to say that he performed like a mujahid. He additionally inquired about Pakistan’s 15-day keep in Hyderabad. It is price noting that in the course of the presentation ceremony when he was requested about cramps, Rizwan stated, “Sometimes it is cramps, sometimes it is acting.”
Haha 😂 typically cramp typically appearing ..
Some likes for humorous rizwan.#SLvsPAK pic.twitter.com/9ajiuglObL
— Cric247 (@ArafRayees) October 10, 2023
To which, Rizwan made this remark underscoring that help from the Hyderabad crowd made them really feel like a house recreation. However, he additionally claimed that they had been glad to see that the Hyderabadi crowd lauded good cricket as in addition they supported Sri Lankan cricketers.
Regarding Hyderabad’s hospitality throughout their 15-day keep, Rizwan expressed, “Hospitality, you all must have seen it. Someone must have taken pictures when we came to the airport. You must have seen it. What you guys didn’t see, the way these guys welcomed us at the airport, was awesome. The way the crowd came, everyone saw it today, the way they gave their voices with love, I said earlier that I felt like I was playing in front of the crowd of Rawalpindi, our ground in Lahore is big, a lot of people come there, this ground felt like Rawalpindi. Today it seems that Pakistan’s match is taking place in Rawalpindi.”
Another sports activities journalist inquired concerning the particular elements of Rizwan’s cricketing expertise that he has centered on to boost his efficiency over time.
In his response, he thanked the crew administration for transferring him upward on the batting order. He, nevertheless, added that he had the required skillset from the beginning and had completed nothing particular besides arduous work which Allah demanded from him. He added that Allah is Rabbul Alamin and it’s by grace that luck favoured him as with that even a thick edge might land within the empty floor.
Meanwhile, loud chants of “Jeetega bhai Jeetega, Pakistan jeetega” engulfed the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad on Tuesday night in the course of the Pakistan vs Sri Lanka match of the World Cup 2023. Several social media customers took to X, previously generally known as Twitter, to specific their shock over the help Pakistan was receiving in its match towards Sri Lanka.
“Loud chants of “Jeetega bhai jeetega, Pakistan jeetega” in Hyderabad stadium. They didn’t begin organically however the DJ stated “jeetega bhai jeetega” & left it to the group to complete the well-known chant,” stated one of many X customers, whereas sharing a video of the identical.
Loud chants of “Jeetega bhai jeetega, Pakistan jeetega” in Hyderabad stadium.
They didn’t begin organically however DJ stated “jeetega bhai jeetega” & left it to the group to complete the well-known chant.
The chant went on for near a minute as a result of DJ.#PAKvsSL #CWC23 #Hyderabad pic.twitter.com/f5l54qmtsV
— Aditya (@forwardshortleg) October 10, 2023
A day after the match through which he scored a man-winning innings of unbeaten 131 runs, Muhammad Rizwan devoted Pakistan’s win to “brothers and sisters in Gaza.” Taking to X, he additionally thanked the Indian viewers and added, “Extremely grateful to the people of Hyderabad for the amazing hospitality and support throughout.” However, the cricketer obtained quite a lot of flak for interjecting politics into the sport.
This was for our brothers and sisters in Gaza. 🤲🏼
Happy to contribute within the win. Credits to the entire crew and particularly Abdullah Shafique and Hassan Ali for making it simpler.
Extremely grateful to the individuals of Hyderabad for the wonderful hospitality and help all through.
— Muhammad Rizwan (@iMRizwanPak) October 11, 2023
Why ICC, BCCI, and the GoI must take stern motion over Muhammad Rizwan’s publish glorifying Hamas terrorists
Rizwan’s tweet gave the impression to be in violation of the code of conduct drawn up by the ICC, which has strict guidelines for cricketers indulging in making political and non secular statements. In truth, in World Cup 2019, the ICC had objected to one thing as benign as carrying wicket-keeping gloves with Indian Army insignia and had requested former Indian wicketkeeper Mahendra Singh Dhoni to take away them.
“The ICC has responded to the BCCI to confirm the logo displayed by MS Dhoni in the previous match is not permitted to be worn on his wicket-keeping gloves at the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2019,” the ICC assertion issued in 2019 learn.
Similarly, in 2014, the ICC banned English cricketer Moeen Ali from carrying “Save Gaza” and “Free Palestine” wristbands whereas taking part in for England.
The BCCI must also pay attention to Rizwan’s remark and make sure that overseas cricketers who’ve come to India for the 2023 World Cup don’t find yourself exploiting the cricketing platform to hawk particular person agendas and specific sympathy for terrorists who killed lots of of civilians in Israel. The Indian authorities must also step in and convey to the Pakistan Cricket Board that their cricketers should chorus from politicising the game whereas being in India for an ICC occasion. Rizwan needs to be made to apologise for politicising the World Cup and requested to tug down his publish.
