A fairy-tale script, against all the odds, which forced one to believe in the sporting Gods. PHOTO: AFP

Who else could have done it, if not Pakistan?

Touted as underdogs, destined to fail; emerged as cornered tigers, which the world came to hail.

Behram Qazi July 16, 2017
An ode to champions, led by Sarfraz,
Laid rest to the ghosts of Wasim’s past.


Touted as underdogs, destined to fail,
Emerged as cornered tigers, which the world came to hail.

Battered and bruised, against archest of rivals,
They pulled off cricket’s most stunning revival.

The wit of Imad, the guile of Hassan,
Saw them past the opposition ranked number one.

Nostalgia, followed by out-pacing Sri Lanka,
Do spare a thought for unlucky Malinga.

Up against England, the favourites by far,
Who dared to bowl short to Fakhar Zaman.

Steered by Hassan’s middle overs mayhem,
The hosts were schooled, like boys against men.

Three in a row, meant a place in the final,
clash against India, to complete the spiral.

A pint of momentum, with nothing lose,
A chance to make history, to end the hoodoo.

A fortunate escape in the early stages,
Gave birth to a centurion, for all the ages.

A mountain to climb, caught Kohli’s attention,
As Amir seized his shot at redemption.

Brimming with confidence, much like a flame,
Shadab Khan folks, remember the name.

The wickets tumbled, the crowd roared,
The pundits were shocked, as the green flag soared.

A fairy tale script, against all the odds,
Which forced one to believe in the sporting Gods.

Clad in white coats, a young team in command,
Who else could have done it, if not Pakistan?
WRITTEN BY:
Behram Qazi The author is a Management Engineering graduate from the University of Waterloo. Patriotic Pakistani, devoted sports fanatic and part-time sports analyst on PTV World. He tweets as @Behram22 (https://twitter.com/Behram22)
The views expressed by the writer and the reader comments do not necassarily reflect the views and policies of the Express Tribune.

COMMENTS (4)

Masood Malik | 7 years ago | Reply Historical Victory! Pakistan Vs India was/is/will be battle match for both countries. I read an blog post in witch symbolic meaning of both flags are fully explained nicely. Have a look: http://vidpk.com/pakistan-vs-india-flags/
Hassan Mirza | 7 years ago | Reply Big word and sentence and do nothing in Preactical is the Name of Pakistan the nation is not loyal to there own country but only money .know and then some matches won is not performance at all Pakistan history show us in 70 years of independence today pakistan is 13 world most corrupt country of the world where there is head of state is corrupt and running the country without any fear and shame is the ultimate mind set of Pakistan shameless and that is no country respect Pakistani an
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