Damn the Aussies!
So the Aussies won the first of the best-of-three series against a World XI. I hate their resilience!
For those who aren't cricket-knowledgable, Australia is the indomitable force who's been winning in the cricketing world for the past 8 years. A few major corporations decided to put up a large cash prize of some $2 million dollars and set up a series where Australia would take on a Best of the World Eleven. You'll be happy to know that three Pakistani's cracked the ODI Squad : Abdul Razzaq, Shahid Afridi, and the "Rawalpindi Express" Shoaib Akhtar. After seeing Australia lose the Ashes to England, you would have thought their armour would show some chinks. Obviously not.
They creamed a World XI team who, outside of Kumar Sangakarra, had pretty much nobody reach double figures in batting. Shoaib reached 10, and he doesn't even know how to bat properly!
This whole Aussie bashing thing I must admit has been a thorn in my side since the day of infamy : June 20, 1999. My precious Pakistan, in their true mercurial form, had managed to blaze their way to the World Cup final to face off against an Aussie team who they had beaten in the round robin stage. The stage was set at Lord's, the spiritual home of cricket, where the pride of a nation was hammered by a better Aussie side. Now what we didn't know was that many of the Pakistani players had (allegedly) been paid off to throw the match by famous subcontinent bookies, incessing the population of Pakistani's worldwide (including yours truly!). But of course the Aussies gloated at how Pakistan just plain stunk in comparison to their greatness. Hence my ire at their team/country. I know it's a bit much, but for love to exist in this world, there must be hatred to maintain absolute balance!
Anyhow, everyone better be rooting for the World XI come next game, even if you don't follow cricket :P
For those who aren't cricket-knowledgable, Australia is the indomitable force who's been winning in the cricketing world for the past 8 years. A few major corporations decided to put up a large cash prize of some $2 million dollars and set up a series where Australia would take on a Best of the World Eleven. You'll be happy to know that three Pakistani's cracked the ODI Squad : Abdul Razzaq, Shahid Afridi, and the "Rawalpindi Express" Shoaib Akhtar. After seeing Australia lose the Ashes to England, you would have thought their armour would show some chinks. Obviously not.
They creamed a World XI team who, outside of Kumar Sangakarra, had pretty much nobody reach double figures in batting. Shoaib reached 10, and he doesn't even know how to bat properly!
This whole Aussie bashing thing I must admit has been a thorn in my side since the day of infamy : June 20, 1999. My precious Pakistan, in their true mercurial form, had managed to blaze their way to the World Cup final to face off against an Aussie team who they had beaten in the round robin stage. The stage was set at Lord's, the spiritual home of cricket, where the pride of a nation was hammered by a better Aussie side. Now what we didn't know was that many of the Pakistani players had (allegedly) been paid off to throw the match by famous subcontinent bookies, incessing the population of Pakistani's worldwide (including yours truly!). But of course the Aussies gloated at how Pakistan just plain stunk in comparison to their greatness. Hence my ire at their team/country. I know it's a bit much, but for love to exist in this world, there must be hatred to maintain absolute balance!
Anyhow, everyone better be rooting for the World XI come next game, even if you don't follow cricket :P
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