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Calling Khushdil Shah a ‘parchi’ was a real lousy move

Calling Khushdil Shah a ‘parchi’ was a real lousy move

Criticise his performance all you want, but don't bully him.
03 Oct, 2022

Everyone has bad days — no one can consistently deliver their best, it varies. Cricketer Khushdil Shah is not on top of his game at the moment but instead of showing empathy, fans berated him at the Pakistan versus England series finale. They yelled “parchi” at him, implying that he didn’t get where he is because of his accomplishments.

On Sunday, the Pakistani cricket team was dealt a crushing defeat at the hands of their opponents — they were out by a large margin of 67 runs. This was the last of the seven-match series as well as England’s fourth win. Held at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore, it was admittedly a high-pressure game but to release your nervous energy onto someone else is not okay and netizens are standing up for Shah, who was singled out and harassed by the crowd.

Player Imam Ul Haq, who has been a target of similar treatment in the past, stood up for his peer. “I would like to request our fans to avoid such rants at any player as it can badly impact the player’s health and try to support them like you always do, regardless of the results. We play for YOU, we play for PAKISTAN. Stay blessed,” he wrote.

Twitter users were disgusted that people degraded their own player. Several of them pointed out the effect bullying can have on one’s mental and emotional health, especially after pictures of the player potentially in tears started making rounds on Twitter.

Fans condemned such behaviour and rightfully pointed out that if he’s not playing well, criticise his performance instead of bullying him, that too on the basis of speculation.

Fans want action to be taken against people exhibiting such behaviour.

They sent Shah words of encouragement, asking him to ignore the haters.

It is important to think about the consequences and impact your actions carry, especially when there are other people involved. First of all, being unkind is unacceptable, period. But to publicly gang up on a single person is just nasty.

Plus, the pattern of people supporting players only when they’re performing well is unfair. Ups and downs are part of any game, especially cricket and ESPECIALLY Pakistani cricket. If you’re a fan of the Pakistani cricket team, you know this well.

If the crowd was using “parchi” as a way to comment on his performance, they could have done so directly. Say he played poorly, but don’t make claims you can’t back up and have little evidence. Additionally, the fact that he is in the national cricket team means he’s got what it takes and we have seen what he’s capable of in the PSL.

After such a disheartening experience, we just hope Shah is doing alright.

Comments

Dr. Salaria, Aamir Ahmad Oct 03, 2022 03:40pm
When the going gets tough and the environments get rough, only the toughest and roughest get going.
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Usman Ahmad USA Oct 03, 2022 03:46pm
Winning or loosing is a CB part of the game but you bully your own player in front of the millions of people. It can have very negative effect on his health. I am proud of Khushdil Shah . You did your best. Kept trying . There is always a next time. I am proud of our Pakistan team no matter win or loose. Pakistan Zindaabad.
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Mo Oct 03, 2022 03:59pm
He should not be in the team and for the reason the selectors should be criticised. Personal attacks not justified.
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Amir Oct 03, 2022 04:10pm
Khush dil and shah don't deserve place in any format
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Kaleem Oct 03, 2022 04:12pm
It is selectors arrogance to keep giving chance to someone who could not score more than 36 in 2 years of international cricket
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zahid Oct 03, 2022 04:12pm
This is the worst thing we can do to a player his self esteem and his confidence. Bad , really BAD behaviour by the Lahori crowd.
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Kaleem Oct 03, 2022 04:12pm
Since he is beneficiary of selectors arrogant and Old style method he is ought to be under Harsh criticism
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Desi Oct 03, 2022 04:21pm
Chief selector needs to be blamed for selecting such a poor team. Khushdil or for that matter any other player was selected by the chief selector, it was him who made the poor decisions of selecting players who were not ready to perform on the international stage against top quality teams. We never look at the root cause of the problem so the problem never gets fixed. Fans make the players hero one day and they make them zero on another day because we are emotional people and want good performances from our players. Continuous gaily is obviously not tolerable for fans but for team management it’s acceptable. That’s where the problem lies. Team management who is unwilling to accept that there is a problem in team selection. Babar and Rizwan are not openers, their # should be 3 and 4, play real openers and batting line up will get fixed automatically. Saqlain, Yousuf and Mohd Waseem will bring humiliation to Pakistan in the World Cup, just wait and see.
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Abida Oct 03, 2022 04:29pm
This is what we as a nation has become . Disgraceful act of crowd at the ground
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fida Oct 03, 2022 04:34pm
Loosing on the home ground, shame on Pakistan. The captain should resign. His personal performance was poor and so was his captainship.
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Philosopher (From Japan) Oct 03, 2022 04:38pm
why other performing players are not on chance?? only a few keep failing keep playing. Asif is becoming another shahid afridi, perform in in 100 gamrs...why other players who are constantly performing in domestic are not having chances??
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Zulfiqar Oct 03, 2022 04:43pm
Pakistani crowds can be unforgiving.
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Rock Solid- 2.0 Oct 03, 2022 04:48pm
Shows the downward descent of the country, pathetic behavior by the spectators Even Wasim Akram was so rude and insulting the Pakistan team while giving commentary, was stunned to hear him berating the players while himself being one of the players and that too a great player
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Bilal Khan Oct 03, 2022 05:12pm
Parchi!!!
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MZ Oct 03, 2022 05:17pm
These chants are for PCB not for the player. You can't fool people for too long. Wrong selections better stop. The chairman and coach need to be changed.
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MKA Oct 03, 2022 05:21pm
Real patching is Iftikhar.
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KA Oct 03, 2022 05:45pm
Actions speaks louder than words
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Ali B Oct 03, 2022 05:45pm
The honour of 'perchi' should be bestowed on all of the middle order as none is performing since they collapsed in the match against Afghanistan in the Asia cup.
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Asim Oct 03, 2022 05:47pm
So what do these Twitter warriors suggest the way the people who paid tickets to watch them play should do, problem was not his form but the way both Khushdil and Shaan Masood batted, taking singles when the strike rate needed was 200. If you are lacking skills and match awareness and still management is not understanding than people in the ground can definitely roar in applause when you get out a d early make the philosophical coach and management know that they are wrong
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Yasir Oct 03, 2022 05:49pm
If i m at kush dil shah place i will come back strongly
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Asfand Oct 03, 2022 05:55pm
When was last he delivered it seems a long along time ago
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Truth Oct 03, 2022 06:24pm
Iftikhar, Khushdil and Asif Ali DO NOT perform and should be thrown out of the team. Selection should be on merit only
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kash Oct 03, 2022 06:53pm
The crowd actually started shouting parchi whilst he was batting and not only when he got out. Whilst i understand the crowd was angry with the lack of fight and conviction, saying parchi is wrong. Should have just booed the players
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Malik Imran Oct 03, 2022 07:46pm
This parchi system should be abolished and merit should be introduced.
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Asif Oct 03, 2022 07:51pm
You need to take everything on chin when in this game. This is part of trying to get into limelight and money.
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Pakville Oct 03, 2022 07:51pm
PCB should act responsibly and give him break that he needs to regain his form.
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Abida Oct 03, 2022 08:25pm
This is how our people treating their cricket star, imagine how common men are treated by their fellow country men. Pakistanis treat each other with cruelty, and this is the reason of our weakness and poverty. The better future of our nation awaits the day when we treat each other with dignity and compassion, when we show our gratitude to people who fight for us, who play for our country, even when we loose the game. Thank you Khushdil Shah!
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On the fence Oct 03, 2022 08:33pm
When the English cricket management asked Rameez Raja what is the meaning of Parchi he said it is not Parchi but it is Kadchi because Kushdil hits spoon shot. ;)
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Fan Oct 03, 2022 09:03pm
@Zulfiqar Pakistani fans cannot handle the truth.
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Syed Hafeez Imran Oct 03, 2022 09:12pm
while such behaviour may be disrespectful; the question of WHY is Khusdil in the team to start is very pertinent. What role is he supposed to perform, A pinc hitter, a finisher. look at his record. An average of just over 15, a strike rate iof 114 which is totally unacceptable if not parch, then either it is his name (khusdil) or the total imbecility of the selectors, it is TEHY whio should hare the major part of blame
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Syed Hafeez Imran Oct 03, 2022 09:16pm
@Asfand like in the previous life, He has NEVER scored a fifty, his average is just over 15, his strike rate 114. How many more chances do you want to give him '. He has limitations of a faulty technique, limited strokes, inability to rotate strike. What are his strengths?
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Mesotwisty Oct 03, 2022 09:27pm
Been watching Khushdil and Iftikhar for the last 10 matches and they have been consistently under performing. This is the only national sport that the country cares about and we are supposed to care about their feelings? What a joke.
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Mesotwisty Oct 03, 2022 09:33pm
Our team was pathetic in yesterdays final plain and simple. Overall, pak team has no middle order. If the openers fall then we have no real batters. In a country of 220 million people if this is the team then something is off. That’s why the frustration and name calling.
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GettingThere Oct 03, 2022 10:09pm
Just shows our shallow and cheap mentality Shame on us
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M. Emad Oct 03, 2022 10:57pm
● Defeated Pakistani cricketers. ● Defeated Pakistan cricket.
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AR Oct 03, 2022 11:08pm
Most Pak players are somehow product of parchi real talent won't have this liberty to come at this stage
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Hanif Oct 03, 2022 11:29pm
No one else was performing too, why singling out Khusdil Shah, very sad, I am sure its a bad day for the whole team, and Khushdil shah was humiliated, Lahore, I am disappointed
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Shahid Oct 03, 2022 11:39pm
“Every one has a bad day”. “Khushdil is not on top of his game” two funny statements. Reality: he never scored a 40. The only time he scored in 30s was against Hongkong and Zimbabway. His average in about 25 matches is the 20 and his strike rate is 110.
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Shahid Oct 03, 2022 11:43pm
Don’t criticize the chief selector. He is just a dummy and it is all with Babar Azam’s arrogance and ego to do. He has refused to accept Shoaib Malik and Sarfraz in the team.
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KA Oct 03, 2022 11:54pm
Chanting Slogans is really bad ! However one should have some shame to even try to perform when given chance one after another.....
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JS Oct 04, 2022 12:52am
Typical pakistani behaviour. When we lose a match, "it was fixed!" When a player is out of form, "parchi!" Why do we like to delude ourselves?
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parveez shafi Oct 04, 2022 12:57am
Disgraceful calling the man parchi. Why does our supporters behave in this manner.
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Aamir B Oct 04, 2022 01:29am
Right, Iftikhar is the real parchi recipient! These players are professional athletes and they need to grow a pair! Improve your sloppy game and prove us wrong with your next performance instead of crying out loud in a dressing room! Good grief!
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JhunJhunwala-Tikkaramgurung Oct 04, 2022 01:58am
Catches win matches. This Pak team looked like they couldn't catch a balloon filled with water. The sec a catch is there you're attitude should be I'm going to catch this one as if my life depended on it. The Pak boys were treating each catch like the ball was on fire. The fielding coach needs changing. Bring in Jonty Rhodes.
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Anonymouseee Oct 04, 2022 02:44am
United we stand. Khushdil shah will come back strong inshallah.
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farrukh Oct 04, 2022 02:49am
Matter of fact our selection policy is completely flawed and based on personal interest rather than country's best interest Public need to show their anger in some form when selection is not justified we have many talented players are waiting and not picked just because of these low performer. How many chances need to be given to support these players while talented player waiting in hut for no reason and not getting any chance Why not pick Sharjeel, sahibzada farhan ??
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wolf Oct 04, 2022 03:12am
This shows that our power structures are corrupt at core - nothing else.
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Yawar Oct 04, 2022 03:32am
The only way Khushdil Shah can overcome his lack of athleticism and still be in the Pak squad is by being an explosive batsman or a top class bowler, which he is clearly not.
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imran Oct 04, 2022 05:13am
Imagine if this was done in National Stadium Karachi?
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Ilena Oct 04, 2022 06:34am
Hitting sixes on every ball is pure tallent, Pakistan has lot of youth can find that special players by looking downstairs
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Shahid Oct 04, 2022 07:20am
Why only Khushdil Shah? What about Asif Ali and Haider Ali? Who are given chances to play again and again? What about whole cricket team who could not perform except Rizwan and Babar??? Cricketers who make it to Pak team goes through extreme hard work from childhood, most of them are from poor families, Its so sad to chant PARCHI when they could not perform.
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No HassanAli Oct 04, 2022 08:40am
So, what you are saying is, most of the Players on the Team are because of their Talent and no one is there because they are Friends and do not know anyone?
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A Rehman Oct 04, 2022 08:46am
May be selected on merit But with international failure No Ahmed shezad Shoaib Malik, This is biggest fault Team shuffling Too much bad
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Ali Oct 04, 2022 09:34am
The fact he is on the team does not necessarily mean that he’s got what it takes.. because of nepotism
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Ali Oct 04, 2022 09:38am
@Desi true, even if there is a parchi the real culprits are selectors , captain or coaches. However players will be wary of taking a free ticket in future even if offered if they lack skills or temperament.
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Tanveer Ashraf Oct 04, 2022 09:39am
He was condemned more for his approach than his performance. He was just a component of a pathetic outfit including coaching and support staff. Khushdil Shah became a scapegoat .
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Ali Vaqar Awan Oct 04, 2022 09:59am
Khushdil Shah can be blamed for his poor performance. Calling him names is not justified. Also he does not deserve to play for Pakistan along with Iftikhar Ahmad, Asif Ali and Hasnain.
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abu talib Oct 04, 2022 10:29am
They dump Sarfaraz Ahmad in the cold with no fault of his only bad patch for few series, but that doesn't mean his carrier going to end prematurely , every great player have a bad patch like Babar Azam in the Aisa Cup. Sarfaraz can be accommodate in the Middle order as a batsman easily rather then we have at the time current lot.
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Ash Oct 04, 2022 10:47am
It is not fair to call that strong 43000 crowd guilty. When selectors continue to persist with one specific player despite of string of failures then obviously this point will come to our mind what’s so special about this player?
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