After having lost Semi Final match of the World Cup, 2011 to India, Pakistani Cricket
Captain Shahid Afridi changed his tone when he went back to his country, though while in
India he behaved in a sportsman spirit way. He has said that Indians are not as
large-hearted as we Pakistanis are, howsoever much we may try. His statement in Pakistan
clearly shows that he did it please hardliners there who are dominant.
Afridi's statement about India is unfortunate and also does not behove of a sportsman of his
calibre to speak in such a way as to sour the relations between the two neighbours, though
try hard to improve. He should have kept at the back of his mind that what impact it would
create on crores of Indians. Government of India must call up on Pak to ask its cricket to
take back his unsavoury remarks about Indians.
The way Indian Cricket Team Coach Gary Kirsten has showered praise on Indians and India
while saying adiue to the team he nurtured three years, serving out a successful term during
which the Indian team reached the pinnacle of Test rankings besides lifting its first World
Cup title in 28 years last week. He became so much impressed with the affable nature of
Indians that he described his decision of leaving the team as well as India as the hardest
one.
Gary Kirsten has also been a former South African cricketer of international stature. He
held all spellbound with the description of affinity and affection he got from Indians. He
also narrated his tour of India all around and felt affinity of every Indian that was
marvellous.
Pakistan Captain Shahid Afridi should have listened to Gary Kirsten and learnt the lesson of
issuing statement as a sportsman of international standard. No right thinking Pakistani
would also ever agree to his views that he has expressed about India.
It is need of the hour to organise more and more sports events so that our neighbourly
relations could be improved through sports and culture.
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