As painful as this loss is, history should never be forgotten as it can serve as a guiding light for the future
KECH, BALOCHISTAN: Pakistan’s history of playing against India in the World Cup is not just painful, it is gut-wrenching and traumatic. Pakistan has played seven matches against India (including the one on Sunday) and has lost all of them.
As painful as this loss is, history should never be forgotten as it can serve as a guiding light for the future. Pakistan first played against India in the World Cup in 1992, and it was the year when they brought the trophy home. As we know, a Pakistan-India match is always more than just a game of cricket. Sunday’s match was also one of those when the fans were expecting defeat of the Indian team. Unfortunately, a century from Rohit Sharma, and some inspired bowling from Kuldeep Yadav and Hardik Pandya saw India beat Pakistan by 89 runs under the DLS method. As a supporter of the Pakistani cricket team, I believe that the game is not over yet and our team will be victorious in the remaining matches of the tournament.
Bakhtiyar Phullan
Published in The Express Tribune, June 19th, 2019.
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