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'You played like heroes': Celebrities cheer on the Men in Green after World Cup semi-final loss

'You played like heroes': Celebrities cheer on the Men in Green after World Cup semi-final loss

Fakhr-e-Alam, Asim Azhar, Ali Zafar and many other stars posted messages of support and praise for the trailblazing team.
12 Nov, 2021

Social media is full of love and praise for the Pakistan cricket team despite the semi-final defeat to Australia in the ICC Men's T20 World Cup. Many people on social media are commending the team's spectacular performance throughout the tournament. Our celebrities are also proud of the men and are asking them to keep their chins up and come back home as heroes.

Australia's Matthew Wade crushed Pakistan's hopes of making it to the T20 World Cup final, smashing three successive sixes off Shaheen Afridi in the penultimate over and leading his team to a five-wicket victory in Dubai on Thursday. While half-centuries by Mohammad Rizwan (67) and Fakhar Zaman (55 not out) helped Pakistan reach a formidable 176-4 in the first innings, Wade's power-hitting cruised Australia to 177-5 with an over to spare. Pakistan had their chance but Hasan Ali dropped a regulation catch of the left-hander Wade at mid-wicket just before Afridi was hit for three sixes.

Celebrities such as Fakhr-e-Alam, Asim Azhar and Ali Zafar posted on social media to praise the team despite the loss.

Actor Mehwish Hayat posted a video from the Dubai stadium, saying it loud and clear that win or lose, the men in green are loved no matter what.

Writer Fatima Bhutto was also full of praise for the team.

And so were actors Osman Khalid Butt, Fahad Mustafa and Armeena Khan.

Former cricketer Shahid Afridi praised the "great fight" the men put up.

Actor Adnan Malik praised the team's performance as well as cricket Shoaib Mailk's camaraderie towards Hassan Ali.

Actor Ushna Shah reminded everyone that Hassan Ali, just like all the other players, did his very best and deserves everyone's kindness.

For singer Natasha Noorani, he's "still a king".

The T20 World Cup was quite the journey for Pakistan. From entering as underdogs to leaving the tournament as one of the best teams in the game, the trailblazing playing 11 definitely gave the nation a lot to be proud of. Well done!

Comments

ENGR Hamid shafiq Nov 12, 2021 11:55am
Big salute to My Players win or defeat no matter
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EL sid Nov 12, 2021 11:59am
The men in Green gave us HOPE! That we are still capable of higher standards and better performance. And above all be beyond reproach. Well done Team Pakistan, keep this up and we will again bring home the World Cup. You Rock!!!!
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A shah Nov 12, 2021 12:11pm
Pakistan never fails to disappoint
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Harish Nov 12, 2021 12:15pm
Continue like this match, hero's
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Hilla-le-pakistan Nov 12, 2021 12:23pm
Exactly they played like heroes of pakistani film industry.
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M. Saeed Nov 12, 2021 12:23pm
It's all part of the game and we should take it in the sportsmanlike manner of joy.
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Fastrack Nov 12, 2021 12:28pm
Feel sorry for poor Hasan Ali, he is suffering atrocious trolling for dropping the catch. Rizwan should resend his tweet he sent for Shami, “respect your heros”!
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Pakiba Shingh Nov 12, 2021 12:28pm
T20 is no ones friend, any team can win on the day. Proof is WI has won it twice, a team that is no where in the pure form of the game. Pakistan showed promise in the tournament this time. Problem is that the country is so searching for positives, that smallest win becomes huge. Proof will be when this team can win test matches in Aus Eng and SA. Where Babar, Rizwan can face bouncy swinging conditions and bowlers can ball 20 over spells, consistently!
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NYS Nov 12, 2021 12:31pm
All you shine boys Semi final lost no matter sportsmanship to hold up commaraderie
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Rajan Nov 12, 2021 12:51pm
@Fastrack: I agree
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kash Nov 12, 2021 01:07pm
Pre tournament no-one expected Pakistan to put up a fight. Most thought they will not gt out of the group. However, they proved us wrong. So Proud
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TPA Nov 12, 2021 01:46pm
Sheik Rashid is the man of the match
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Changez Khan Nov 12, 2021 03:27pm
Green Shirts, Keep your heads up, you have played well, we are proud of you.
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M. Saeed Nov 12, 2021 04:24pm
If you always win, there will be no game.
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Dr. Salaria, Aamir Ahmad Nov 12, 2021 05:24pm
No doubt, green-shirts played very well but fumbled when it mattered most by forgetting the centuries old axiom in cricket, "catches win matches."
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Satyanarayanasaj Nov 12, 2021 06:36pm
Anyone can win in T20 match and T20 cup on its day. Pakistan performance is exceptional in this world up, no doubt.
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Pan Mat Nov 13, 2021 04:00am
As an Indian cricket fan, the team Pakistan played really well but were outplayed in semi-final. And shame on all those picking on Hasan Ali, he played like a champion through out the tournament and it is unfair to single him out.
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Jalal Nov 14, 2021 04:38am
As a nation we should be super proud not because they made it to semi finals and beat arch rivals on the way but because they did all this with 22 million cricket followers who never believed in them.
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think Nov 14, 2021 12:07pm
Despite losing our cricket team get a 'shabash.' Are they children?
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