Cricket is in our blood and whenever the Pakistani team lashes their opponents, the country is seen celebrating. The worst times are when Pakistan loses to India and we have an ugly history about it. TV sets broken, riots in most parts of cities and people even died due to heart failure when the country lost to its arch rival. Cricket stars are undeniably more popular in Pakistan than any other famous personality and Imran Khan's political success is purely due to his cricket history. Still known popularly as 'Kaptaan' meaning Captain was an icon of the nation and our young politicians Moonis Elahi, Hamza Shahbaz, Bilawal Zardari, Maryam Nawaz and many others still respect him as the person who won Pakistan its first cricket world cup.
The current Pakistan vs Australia test series in Melbourne is being closely watched in Pakistan by cricket lovers. Losing the first match to Australia spread despair across the country but the nation still hopes Pakistan will make a comeback in the second match. The team is exercising and getting in better shape to give the host country a tough second match. Arif Ali, a young cricket fan of Lahore says he was deeply saddened by the loss of first match and is praying they (Pakistani team) will win the second one. Cricket matches not only unite the nation for a single cause, they are also a source for people to remember Allah especially when the Pakistani team is losing.
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