Pakistani fans were seen chanting ‘shame shame’ to the players and for skipper Shahid Afridi at the airports as the national cricket team arrived back in the country late Saturday night.
Though Afridi was not present, yet they chanted shame shame for Afridi as well.
The national cricket team’s elimination from the ICC World Twenty20, and more so a stinging defeat at the hands of India once again, weigh heavily on the hearts of the nation. But amidst all the blames and demeaning slogans for others, some fans at the airport showed respect and admiration for the left-arm fast bowler Mohammad Amir, saying ‘well done sir’.
Sitting in the team s bus, Amir acknowledged the gesture with a quick salute and a wave from the window.
After a match-fixing ban of 5 years, the Pakistani bowler seemed determined to prove himself upon his return to the team, and indeed he has.
Amir’s bowling spell against India in Asia Cup earlier left many in amazement, with the young gun dismissing Indian batting giants including Rohit
Sharma, Ajinkya Rahane in the very first over of the match and then went on to oust Suresh Raina as well.
Other Indian batsmen appeared to be flabbergasted as to how to handle his deliveries. The 23 year old proved his mettle and won the hearts of millions with his bowling attack.
Even India s feisty batsman Virat Kohli was seen commending the young player. Kohli even went further and said that the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) had taken a good decision for accepting him back into the squad. Kolhi lauded the youngster saying had he not been banned for 5 years, he would have been amongst the top 3 bowlers of the world.
Despite an overall poor performance by the team in the World T-20 tournament, Amir’s bowling stats speak for themselves and the fans aspirations with him don’t appear to be fading anytime soon.
They all are equal.
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