Adil Najam
This picture is interesting at so many levels.
The official caption reads: “Pakistanplayers pray after winning the ICC Women’s World Cup 2009 round two group stage match between Sri Lanka and Pakistanat Manuka Oval on March 9, 2009 in Canberra, Australia.”
What should one comment on? The achievement of the Pakistan women’s cricket (we have written earlier about Urooj Mumtaz Khan, who was again instrumental in this victory). The significance of the women’s team’s achievement when the men’s team is in doldrums. The fact that this was against Sri Lanka, given the horrible incidents of last week. Or just the gesture of gratitude and prayer (and whether this was synchronized for the cameras or spontaneous!).
I will leave the commenting to our readers.
I put this up, because seeing the picture I felt good at the news. Felt good for our womens’ team. And felt good that at least there is some hope for Pakistan cricket. Most of all, because I think its a great picture.
These girls are genuinely praying to Allah for victory.I am sure they pray before every match and also after the match if they win.
Thank God after reciving the worst news on cricket this odi victory against srilankan women’s team would be a sigh of relife for cricket fans in Pakistan
Pakistani women’s win against Sri Lanka woment is also Pakistans first ever win against SL in women ODIs.
This came after 18 consecutive losses. So far Pak women and SL women have played 19 ODIs since 1998. SL has won 18 and Pak 1. Conngratulations to Pak on their first win against SL
Pakistan women team has qualified for the Super Six stage. They are on the bottom of super 6 table, but that means they can only go higher from here. It is an achievement for Pak ladies to reach to the super six stage.
@Usman Khan
For some mysterious reason, even the admittedly high quality of the exchange between you and Nostalgic left me with the feeling of a rather well-fed goose sometime around All Saints’ Day; an increase in tension and blood pressure, with no clear-cut reason for it. It took more than one reading of your post to realise why:
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