What the stars have to say about cricket.
Humaima Malik - Actor
I am a huge cricket fan and tend to get very emotional and sad after Pakistan loses a match. Ever since the World Cup began, I have only watched one match which was India VS Pakistan. After we lost the match I was really disappointed and stopped watching matches as I don’t want to go through an emotional rage. Now I only inquire about the scores and the final results and I am really glad that our team is playing well at the moment.
Fahad Mirza- Actor
Pakistan is playing really well at the moment and their performance reminds me of the 1992 World Cup when we played against New Zealand and won. Also when we turned the game over this year after we won against South Africa despite the rain. I am hoping for victory this time around too and putting my bets on Sarfaraz Ahmed. It’s sad, however, that Mohammed Irfan has been left out of future matches owing to his injury as he is an outstanding cricketer and currently we lack such players. But let’s hope Sarfaraz will make our country proud.
Frieha Altaf- Fashion guru
I am a big cricket buff and I have religiously watched all the matches. Pakistan’s current winning streak has been great but as we are moving forward it’s getting tougher. We are going to face great teams and we need to gear up to put forward our best. We are any way going to face a challenge owing to Mohammed Irfan’s sudden injury and considering that we are not good at fielding we should win the tosses and bat first to be able to win. Sarfaraz Ahmed is playing really well but we can’t rely on one person. After all it is team work that counts. It’s time that the team pulls itself together and raises its spirit to be able to enter in the semi-finals.
Designer Deepak Perwani
The World Cup has always been fabulous. Pakistan’s cricket team has always been a rash team that comes out as jazbaati (overly emotional), taking on-the-spot decisions and lacking composure compared with their counterparts. Keeping that in mind, we are doing pretty well. We had our ups and downs but have finally managed to get in the quarter finals. And just as everyone is betting on Sarfaraz Ahmed, maybe this time a new kid on the block will actually make us win the game.
Published in The Express Tribune, Ms T, March 22nd, 2015.
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