The passionate Pakistani cricket fans were left disappointed and sad today after their team lost to arch-rivals India in the high-voltage World Cup semifinal clash at Mohali.
Preparations at many places to celebrate a possible Pakistan victory were all cancelled as people in different parts of the city.
"We had planned a big party to celebrate a victory. But everyone has gone home now. It is so disappointing to lose after reaching the semi-final, we had high expectations from the team," banker Noman Zaidi said.
Noman, his friends and relatives had installed a giant screen at their home for the semifinal match.
Soon after Pakistan had qualified for the semifinal the expectations of beating India in India were high and the euphoria and interest surrounding the match at Mohali was infectious.
Former captain Imran Khan today lashed out at Pakistan players for their "terrible" work in the field and said that a team cannot afford to win a match by dropping a player like Sachin Tendulkar four times.
Pakistan dropped Tendulkar four times, allowing the champion batsman to play a knock of 85, which helped India eke out a 29-run win over the arch-rivals in the semi-final of the World Cup in Mohali today.
"No team deserves to win the way Pakistan fielded," Imran said.
"You cannot drop a player like Sachin four times. And don't forget the ground fielding," he said.
Billed as the match to watch out for in the ongoing quadrennial extravaganza, the legendary all-rounder said that players from both sides felt the pressure.
"This was the ultimate pressure game.
Pakistan's former captains and players backed the national team despite its defeat in the high-octane World Cup semifinal clash against arch-rivals India at Mohali today.
"I think we need to support our players even though we played badly today and lost to India. We need to look ahead and also hope this match will be a catalyst in improving our relations with India," former captain Javed Miandad said.
Miandad, who is also director-general cricket in the Pakistan Cricket Board, refused to criticise the team.
"Yes we made mistakes today like giving a great batsman like Tendulkar three to four lives. They were a couple of other tactical errors in the match but I still say this team had done well to reach the semi-final," he said.
Preparations at many places to celebrate a possible Pakistan victory were all cancelled as people in different parts of the city.
"We had planned a big party to celebrate a victory. But everyone has gone home now. It is so disappointing to lose after reaching the semi-final, we had high expectations from the team," banker Noman Zaidi said.
Noman, his friends and relatives had installed a giant screen at their home for the semifinal match.
Soon after Pakistan had qualified for the semifinal the expectations of beating India in India were high and the euphoria and interest surrounding the match at Mohali was infectious.
Former captain Imran Khan today lashed out at Pakistan players for their "terrible" work in the field and said that a team cannot afford to win a match by dropping a player like Sachin Tendulkar four times.
Pakistan dropped Tendulkar four times, allowing the champion batsman to play a knock of 85, which helped India eke out a 29-run win over the arch-rivals in the semi-final of the World Cup in Mohali today.
"No team deserves to win the way Pakistan fielded," Imran said.
"You cannot drop a player like Sachin four times. And don't forget the ground fielding," he said.
Billed as the match to watch out for in the ongoing quadrennial extravaganza, the legendary all-rounder said that players from both sides felt the pressure.
"This was the ultimate pressure game.
Pakistan's former captains and players backed the national team despite its defeat in the high-octane World Cup semifinal clash against arch-rivals India at Mohali today.
"I think we need to support our players even though we played badly today and lost to India. We need to look ahead and also hope this match will be a catalyst in improving our relations with India," former captain Javed Miandad said.
Miandad, who is also director-general cricket in the Pakistan Cricket Board, refused to criticise the team.
"Yes we made mistakes today like giving a great batsman like Tendulkar three to four lives. They were a couple of other tactical errors in the match but I still say this team had done well to reach the semi-final," he said.
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