This past Sunday the PSL final brought back cricket to Pakistan and we all just couldn’t be happier 🙂
This is going to be the event of the year ❤?#PslFinalLahore #CricketComesHome #QaddafiStadium pic.twitter.com/zML1lLf5TA
— MangoBaaz (@mangobaaz) March 5, 2017
The whole event was even dubbed the Eid Ul PSL Final by some on twitter.
Wishing you all the best on this auspicious occasion. Eid ul PSL Final Mubarak to you and your family.
— Saad Amjad (@SaadAmjad_) March 5, 2017
Pakistan was overjoyed because despite all the odds.
International cricket was here and we all couldn’t be happier
Pakistan wins today ❤??❤#PslFinalLahore #CricketComesHome #QaddafiStadium pic.twitter.com/ndVQIcMimd
— MangoBaaz (@mangobaaz) March 5, 2017
Now, regardless of Imran Khan’s criticism of the PSL final happening in Lahore (which was understandable)
No one wants int cricket to return to Pak more than me. But staging the PSL final in Lahore carries huge risks with no benefit at all.
— Imran Khan (@ImranKhanPTI) February 28, 2017
And God forbid if any mishap happens we can say goodbye to int cricket in Pak for the next decade https://t.co/5WkOJi0aWa
— Imran Khan (@ImranKhanPTI) February 28, 2017
We thought he’d be a bit more positive after Peshawar’s victory
Congratulations to Peshawar Zalmi on winning the PSL final.
— Imran Khan (@ImranKhanPTI) March 5, 2017
Sadly, Imran Khan fell short of his expectations and rather gave a press conference FILLED with racial slurs.
Where he could have used the mauka to make a powerful statement, he chose to play some politics sadly 🙁
Here is the unfortunate video:
#PSL پاکستان میں ہوتا تو ایسے پھٹیچر پلیئرز نے ویسے بھی آجانا تھا،پتا نہی یہ کونسے انٹرنیشنل پلئرز لائے،عمران خان@najamsethi @PTIofficial pic.twitter.com/apdKif2r2I
— Iffat Hasan Rizvi (@IffatHasanRizvi) March 6, 2017
If you don’t want to watch it, allow me to break it down for you:
- All the players that actually did turn up to play the final were all ‘phateechar’ in Imran’s eyes
- He literally said ‘Aisay lag raha tha ke Africa se players utha kar layein thay!’ Yup!
- He doesn’t think that the players that played the final were exceptional. They were average people, nothing too great!
So yeah, THAT happened…
For many, he’s still the face of Pakistani cricket but after this statement, but I mean come on. This statement has the effect of partially undermining the efforts of people like Javed Afridi and Shahid Afridi who convinced players to come to Pakistan. He negated the ENTIRE event in a few words. Where the whole nation is actually happy (cricket and non-cricket fans alike) he chose to come in and sour the situation.
Twitter didn’t take well to the news at all
His legacy was called into question
So how would the future generation of Pakistanis remember Imran Khan? World Cup winning hero or a vile politician?
— Clive (@vanillawallah) March 6, 2017
And really, this is embarrassing for us as a nation.
Imagine Sammy and other foreign players knowing how the cricketing legend is declaring them "phateechar"
— Mahwish Bhatti (@mahobili) March 6, 2017
It’s like he wants to mess with our happiness on purpose
The man is just brilliant at bad timing. What a disaster.
— Zarrar Khuhro (@ZarrarKhuhro) March 6, 2017
Then there’s this…
Sammy has won more world cups than Imran.
— Ashar Jawad (@AsharJawad) March 6, 2017
When you’re a man of considerable stature and influence you choose your words wisely, something Imran Khan did not do today sadly
He's not entitled to spewing such utter trash, especially coming from the stature and influence he possesses. https://t.co/uLxCdSk3Kl
— Hafsa Khawaja (@Hafsa_Khawaja) March 6, 2017
And well Mr. Khan this is what you get when you ruin the little good news we received as a country after some rough days
petty has a new name. it's @ImranKhanPTI.
— Faizan. (@merabichrayaar) March 6, 2017
Mr. Khan, we should all learn to appreciate the good work happening in the country, even if it’s being done by our rivals. At the end of the day, aren’t we all striving for the betterment of the same country? Let your ego aside and give credit where its due. And also:
