Have you ever laughed at an inappropriate moment, like at a funeral or during a meeting?
Perhaps that's what happened to team captain Sarfaraz Ahmed, who was caught on camera yawning widely during the India-Pakistan match that we lost last night.
It was a long-awaited match and hopes ran high, but Pakistan, who opted to bowl first, did not manage to restrain the Indian side who went on to set a target of 337 runs.
Pakistani cricket fans are used to being disappointed, but that doesn't lessen the sting of defeat. The only silver lining in all this is that Pakistani cricket fans turned their angst into humour, producing some memorable jokes and memes... and Sarfaraz yawning featured prominently in many of them.
Like this one
(We're still mad they didn't bat first, can you tell?)
An alternative career might be a good idea
The Imran Khan x yawn memes are even funnier
Ok wait, this Game of Thrones x yawn meme topped that
Ouch.
Yep, who else can relate?
This was a yawn heard all around the world!
The body language of the Safraz revealed, what happened night before the big match between PAK and India. You don't have to be a rocket scientist to figure it out - yawning exposed everything!
Pakistan cricket has seen better days.
The real question should be, did he sleep the night before the game or were there other activities.
Is it the way Pakistanis should treat their country tries cricket Captain . Doesn't speak good at all. Captains reputation can't be pulled down like this just by losing a match.
Innocent
Please let him go. Physically and mentally he is unfit now. He should go by himself to save the team.
One can not sleep, under pressure!
all this equally apply to our think tanks managing country for decades. #incompetence
Dear Pakistan, thanks for the tea, and thanks for 2 easy points. Forget about World Cup. You be happy with Abhinandan's tea cup.
Is it yawning or shouting? Even if it is taken as yawning, everyone in Pakistan is yawning, why blame this chap who was under tremendous pressure created by media and fans?
Criticism on Sarfaraz Ahmed is not justified. Can anyone control a yawn? The truth is that the team has ganged up against Sarfaraz and are systematically sabotaging him. Just wait and watch as the conspiracy unfolds.
To be brutally honest Rohit Sharma just finished Sarfaraz's career yesterday.
It is only a game; please respect the players.
it is not YAWNING... it is actually a kind of YOGA where you take deep breath and re-charge yourself before the action... and go in for kill!!!
He was stressed and could not sleep. He did good keeping even sleeping. we had worst keepers with Akmals who could not hold any catch.
What happened had to happen.
Under stress, with the inevitable staring at your face, knowing you are not capable, to yawn is a natural instinct.
In the meantime, Kohli has completed 11000 runs in one day.
We just purchased a TV set in 1986 and witnessed JMD's six. I was a kid and was shocked for the whole day. Unfortunately or fortunately, being from Samba sector in border, my TV and radio use to pick PTV and Islamabad Radio station signals. The whole Pakistan use to rejoice and busy in flaunting their superiority over Indians. Now, the Indian win gives me deep satisfaction.
Pakistanis why do they embarrass the country when they go abroad? Last week our PM sat while all world leaders were standing and applauding other leaders, and yesterday Sarfraz taking a big yawn in front of the camera. Are Pakistanis lazy ? In this age of competition laziness will put you and the country behind, you have to super fit in order to compete, Pakistan management (Inzy) are fat and lazy, it's time to really look at ourselves and take serious decision otherwise the country will left behind into oblivion.
Well! Chunk of blame goes to Sarfaraz, but whole team is to blame including chief selector. Also, please get rid off Shuaib Malik. He has been disaster as a player and conspirator against Sarfaraz.
He was trying to catch the ball with his wide open mouth instead of hands.
Pakistan players lacks discipline, and self respect. Brazil lost the world up match to Germany and they kicked out all the playing "hot shots" including the team management and coach. It's time Pakistan does the same. Keep ONLY Babar Azam and start to going to villages, towns, small to big cities and find a new team. Or simply trash cricket and begin to develop other sports.
This was the reflection of the state of mind he was in So much of pressure exerted on him and he could not sleep last night.
what is going on,somebody cant do as much as sneeze, cough,yawn or f..t during a match.why such ahuge cry.
Performed according to their capabilities.
I think the poor guy has sleep apnea looking at his facial architecture.seriously he should see a sleep specialist.
@zia Akmals are the only happy people in Pak today!!
Guys he is just a human being not a super hero. Just give him a break, Pak team had a bad day collectively not limited to Sarfraz.
Enjoy the Tea Cup guys!
Guys, You did not get his logic - he was trying to put the Indian team to sleep. Only if his teammates had joined him!
@pervez, "To be brutally honest Rohit Sharma just finished Sarfaraz's career yesterday."
And probably Hasan Ali's too.
There was a remarkable difference in concentration and attitude between Sarfraz and Virat. No wonder we lost.
These people are just in it for the benefits and not for the hard training which top level sports require. These people look unfit.
The point is Pak team did not play like professionals. This Indian team is way too professional for Pak to defeat them. Nine out of 10 ties professionalism wins 1 of 10 times a talented Pak player can pull it off for his country. This Pak team is a second rate team
@Ali Sabir - All because there were better people at the helm all around! starting from selectors, to captains, to coaches, to players........ the list goes on and on and on!!!!!!!
@Ali Sabir - that 'sun' has set a long time ago!!
@Anti-Corruption_Pakistani PCB has already said they went nowhere the previous day. The videos were of three days prior to match. Lets not make excuses we have lost all matches except the england fluke
@Bikram Singh Thats because match fixing was rampant in 90s. Its all cleared now.
@Bikram Singh "The whole Pakistan use to rejoice and busy in flaunting their superiority over Indians. Now, the Indian win gives me deep satisfaction" Many still feel they are superior. It's very interesting, this complete belief in the national narrative.
Harbhajan Singh in his interview said he couldn’t sleep the night before the match against Pakistan. Probably Sarfraz also could not because of tension. Anyway his yawning was in no way the reason for defeat!
@Adil but they are supposed to be following a strict routine... this is the world cup not a local club match. They should not have compromised on their diet/sleep doesn't matter how many days before the match.
What do you expect? You woke him up and asked him to put on his uniform and come to play cricket at an international match. His potbelly and a sense of muscles shows what great shape he is in.
Recruit a new team. He needs de to go. So do most of the team
@Bikram Singh did you see the swing that Sarfaraz Nawaz and Imran used to get in 1982-83 right after a tea break, whereas Kapil was not getting much swing. Its obvious how Pakistan used to win.
It was Hassan Ali’s and Wahab riaz’s Bowling my both feet went to sleep at the same time!!