The Pakistan Disabled Cricket Team had already made dozens of English fans in their first tour of England, so all the Pakistani cricketers were unique in their performances, personality and as ambassadors of Pakistan, but Farhan Saeed and Taloob Qureshi After a match of the same event, two English women expressed their desire to meet Farhan Saeed and Taloob Qureshi from a Pakistani team official, which surprised both the players more than the team official. These female fans not only posed for pictures with the two but also learned a lot about their lives. He also inquired about the lifestyle of these cricketers, their struggle in sports and especially their current status in Pakistani society. Both the women were given satisfactory answers by the national cricketers. Later, pictures of the two cricketers were also displayed in the dressing room of the ground.
The national anthem is a symbol of love, honor, dignity and respect of any country, it is a different feeling when any citizen in a foreign country stands silently and politely in respect of the national anthem of his country That is, the same citizen expresses the same respect in acknowledging the sanctity of the national anthem of another country. The national anthem of Pakistan was played before the match in all the matches of the tournament. When he sang the national anthem, his soul was devoted. Let me write that this was the time when these disabled cricketers somehow introduced themselves to squash legend Jahangir Khan, hockey Olympian Islahuddin, Hassan Sardar, Fazal Mehmood, Hanif Mohammad, Imran Khan, Mushtaq Mohammad, Wasim Akram, Waqar Younis. No less understandable.
The night before the final from host England, the team management extended a special dinner to the players of Pakistan Disabled Cricket Team to raise their spirits. On this occasion, for his encouragement, a tremendous tribute was paid to his performance so far and he was also given confidence to win the final. Saleem Karim, the founder of Disabled Cricket in Pakistan and in the world, and Amiruddin Ansari, the secretary of PDCA, praised the players for reaching the final. The duo also mentioned the successes of this style of cricket since its inception and encouraged them to avenge their defeat to England in 2015 in Bangladesh. Both were very happy that Pakistan has reached the final of their second international tournament and that this time the final will be ours.
And so it happened, Pakistan defeated hosts England in the final of the series to break the three-year-old calculation when it defeated Pakistan in the final of the five-nation cricket tournament held in Bangladesh in 2015. Batting first, Pakistan scored 189 runs for the loss of 7 wickets. Hasnain Alam played an excellent innings of 48 runs while O’Brien dismissed two players for the hosts. Pakistan’s disabled cricketers took to the field with the determination to defend their total in every way and serve and they did it perfectly. He did his best while fielding, the bowlers bowled well and the fielders fielded brilliantly to put England at 144. In this final, the Pakistani players caught many difficult catches and received a lot of praise from the spectators. Pakistan’s Abdullah Ijaz took five wickets for 22 runs and played a key role in the victory. (to be continued )
The Pakistan Disabled Cricket Association (PDCA) is responsible for the promotion and expansion of the game through its associate and affiliate members throughout the country for all the Physically Disabled Cricketers of the country and PDCA is also recognized by Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) who is the governing body of cricket in Pakistan.