Shoaib Mallik in the presentation ceremony told "I am thankful to all the Muslims".... What the hell did he mean by that..?? Is he trying to say that Muslims are represented by Pakistan..?? If that is so, he is sadly mistaken... Pakistan is a country which is unable to sustain itself... Who gave Shoaib Mallik the right to speak on behalf of ALL the muslims...????
The cricketing board should sit up and take notice of such statements and impose fines / bans on such cricketers....
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by your friend on Sep 25, 2007 03:11 PM Permalink
well, that poor chap simply tried to gather sympathy fearing post match backlash. He is a kid who does not know what to say on a big occation and platform.
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by satarupa sen on Sep 25, 2007 04:12 PM Permalink
Cricinfo had a befitting reply to him.
"First of all I want to say something over here. I want to thank you back home Pakistan and where the Muslim lives all over the world."
This is what he said word for word because it's important to quote him correctly. The problem here isn't the syntax, it is the sentiment. I don't expect Shoaib Malik to be a politically correct intellectual, but it is reasonable to expect him to know the world of cricket that he inhabits.
It is a world where Muslims, Hindus and a Sikh currently play for England, where Buddhists, Muslims, Christians and a Hindu play for Sri Lanka, where Hashim Amla turns out for South Africa, where a Patel plays for New Zealand, where Muslims, Sikhs, Christians and Hindus play (and have always played) for India. Why would Shoaib think, then, that the Muslims of the world were collectively rooting for the Pakistan team or that they felt let down by its defeat? Did he stop to think of how Danish Kaneria, his Hindu team-mate, might feel hearing his Test skipper all but declare that the Pakistan team is a Muslim team that plays for the Muslims of the world? It is one thing to be publicly religious%u2014Shahid Afridi thanked Allah and Matt Hayden and Shaun Pollock are proud, believing Christians%u2014quite another to declare that your country's cricket eleven bats for international Islam.
Is this the forum to talk about this? Shouldn't Cricinfo and cricket's online community stick to cricket and leave issues like
RE:Shoaib Malik is immature..
by Dileep on Sep 25, 2007 04:37 PM Permalink
Pakistan cricket team and its players represent their country. What ever they say publicly will be reflected upon the public image of their nation.
I have only one thing to say to all those fanatics out there. Look at Indian cricket team, those boys represent our nation. Can you see a hindu or a muslim in there? No you cannot. They are one. They are brothers. They are INDIANS. And I am proud of them.
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by Chitrasen Biswal on Sep 25, 2007 03:37 PM Permalink
Ritu You are right,this poor chap thought if he can take the sympathy of the muslims,but he had forgotton that in india the population of muslim is more than the pakistan. And he is misleading by not differenciating between muslim and terrorists. There is a hell and heaven difference between these two.
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by Naagrajan on Sep 25, 2007 04:05 PM Permalink
In pakistan religion is a big deal. It flows on the veins like blood. Anything they start, they start with Religion, if they will not add there religion on there speach they think that they had commited sin. Its not only Shoaib Malik, its whole pakistani nation who behaves like that. If I am not forgotten on every match when Inzzy was captain of the Pakistan team, he always starts with his religion thanking his GOD and his Religion and a long sentence of praising Islam. By using Religion as First word of impression they are making FUN out of them in International Stage. May God give them brain to these Jokers to behave.
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by mohd hasan on Sep 25, 2007 04:13 PM Permalink
whatever they r using let them use they r just saying god,s name if dhoni says hey Ram or jai sri Krishn no body should bother because its his religion just enjoy cricket and cheer for our win
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by Santa Singh on Sep 25, 2007 03:28 PM Permalink
Shoaib....are you sure you want to thank all the Muslims ? In that case you have to say thanks to Mehmood Khan Pathan who has sent two of his sons (Irfan Pathan & Yosuf Pathan) to destroy Pakistan.....Sochle....all Indian Muslims are not with you
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by Ravindra Kumar Pant on Sep 25, 2007 03:38 PM Permalink
shoaib you are lucky that Zahir was not there otherwise it would have been one sided match.so don't think that indian muslims are with you.
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by Proud indian on Sep 25, 2007 03:19 PM Permalink
True,
Good point Ritu,Somebody tell them don't use inshalllah in sports.Just imagine Dhoni speaking Hey ram for each sentence and ricky poting saying halleluyah. Both the countries played the best cricket and somebody should win by the end of the day. All the best to indiand pakistan team for giving such a tremendous entertainment.
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by Proud indian on Sep 25, 2007 03:18 PM Permalink
True,
Good point Ritu,Somebody tell them don't use inshalllah in sports.Just imagine Dhoni speaking Hey ram for each sentence and ricky poting saying halleluyah. Both the countries played the best cricket and somebody should win by the end of the day. All the best to indiand pakistan team for giving such a tremendous entertainment.
RE:Shoaib Malik is immature..
by mohd hasan on Sep 25, 2007 03:46 PM Permalink
whatever they r using let them use they r just saying god,s name if dhoni says hey Ram or jai sri Krishn no body should bother because its his religion just enjoy cricket and cheer for our win
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by raghuraj on Sep 25, 2007 03:05 PM Permalink
True. Pakistan is a country which thinks as it represents all the Muslims in the World irrespective of their nationality. In reality, it does inculcate 'manipulated' and 'terrorised' islamic idologies which does not reflect true nature of a respectable religion.
RE:Shoaib Malik is immature..
by kalyan Sen on Sep 25, 2007 03:12 PM Permalink
First of all they are not fluent in english except few. Even in our country some players are not fluent in english.
Malik is New Captain and do not have much experience in front of MIKE. It' happen sometime, we should not forget he was losing captain and under pressure. So I request all Indian not to discuss any more about this and forgive Sohaib Malik for the sentence. We should Enjoy and only Enjoy.
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by sun bangalore on Sep 25, 2007 03:19 PM Permalink
my dear kalyan, T20 has lots of un experenced captains and players. Why all these bad things happen only by pakistanis. Under pressure you cant say as u like and get away with it. He is representing a country, at least the pakistan board should train him how to speak and how to behave. I dont agree with you at all.
RE:Shoaib Malik is immature..
by orkut on Sep 25, 2007 05:12 PM Permalink
There are more muslims in india than in pakistan. Who has given the right to malik to speak like this in a award ceremony.
It is high time ICC should take up this matter with PCB and seek an unconditional apology from Shoib Malik for his statement.
If he is not able to speak english, he should have taken the assistance of rameej raja who was there in the commentary box, who could speke on behalf of him.
