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KARACHI: The manager-cum-chief coach of Pakistan hockey team Shahnaz Shaikh said on Wednesday that the poor treatment meted out to the Pakistan team in the recently concluded Champions Trophy in Bhubaneswar, India by the International Hockey Federation (FIH) and Indian Hockey Federation was utterly shocking and a conspiracy to blunt the Green-shirts.
“What happened in Bhubaneswar was a conspiracy against our team, a clear case of victimisation where an apology was forced upon us which I submitted in the interest of Pakistan hockey,” he told APP in an interview on Wednesday.
Shahnaz strongly defended his players for their post-match celebrations and added that a non-issue was blown out of proportions to victimise Pakistan players. He declared the whole affair as a big conspiracy which denied Pakistan a great chance to win the Champions Trophy after almost two decades.
Shahnaz, one of the best forwards that the game has seen, admitted that the suspension of Mohammad Tauseeq and Amjad Ali affected the performance of the team in the final.
“Whatever happened after the semifinal naturally played on the minds of our players in the final against the Germans,” he said.
He said he was given a tough time by the FIH and IHF who used pressure tactics for several hours before it was settled with an apology ahead of the final.
Shahnaz Shaikh said the goal-scoring celebrations have been the part of the game the world over and his players were unnecessarily punished by the FIH. He expressed hope that the Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) will take up the matter seriously with FIH for the biased treatment meted out to the national team.
He said despite the situation, the Pakistan team was not provided any security and they travelled on their own from New Delhi to Amritsar.
He said the treatment of the Indian officials at the Attari Border was also void of any courtesy which was disappointing to see. “Travelling without any security could have cased any mishap but luckily the team arrived safely in Lahore,” he said.
Shahnaz called on other nations to unite against the overbearing attitude of India in world hockey and how they were trying to influence the game.
Speaking about the team performance, Shahnaz said his team was unable to perform well in the league
round because they were appearing in a major international event after a long gap of 18 months.
“We did not play badly against Belgium and Australia but England did outclass us in the league match by winning 8-2,” he admitted.
“But despite the three defeats, I had a ray of hope that we may survive,” he commented.
“Now my mission is to help Pakistan team qualify for the 2016 Olympic Games,” he concluded.
Published in Dawn December 18th , 2014
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Dec 18, 2014 09:44am
Is showing finger to the crowd acceptable in any part of the world? It was an Ind-Pak match and tensions will be high. No guesses to whom the home crowd supports. Gestures shown by Pak team after the win are unacceptable.
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Dec 18, 2014 09:44am
Don't worry ....We will keep pressurising your hockey and cricket teams ...we are main source of revenues....
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Dec 18, 2014 09:44am
Whateveryour players do,no matter what kind of obscene gestures they make,no matter if they tell the crowd to shut up or give them middle finger.It's all conspiracy from India is it?Hypocritical Pakistani way of thinking.
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Dec 18, 2014 09:45am
Why is he not talking about obscene gestures of Pakistani players?
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Dec 18, 2014 09:46am
What can you expect from the players when the coach himself seems so spineless and prone to duplicity? He is trying to play to the gallery and looking for excuses to retract his apology statement which he made in right earnest. Anyways, I strongly believe in maintaining a regular people to people contact between the 2 countries through sports and sincerely hope we learn from this incident and have many more contests in a friendlier/graceful environment.
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Dec 18, 2014 09:49am
One more "Zaid Hamid" here.
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Dec 18, 2014 09:52am
Yes . You nailed it ! It was a conspiracy indeed. You guys are poor victims. Time is well spent conspiring against anything related to Pakistan than earning bread and butter for family.
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Dec 18, 2014 09:54am
Another conspiracy theory. Not admitting their own policy and behaviour has made Pakistan passport one of the least accepted in the world. Just this sort of denial has cost more as we can see
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Dec 18, 2014 09:55am
conspiracy? these two players may not eliminated if they had not shown finger to public. its shameless way to call it as conspiracy and defend players.
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Dec 18, 2014 09:58am
When will pakistan ever stop with these conspiracy theories? Did India ask the players to take their shirts off and show finger to the crowd and media? You behaved with no grace so you paid the price. Simple.
So, the apology and the rose you offered all were fake then. No wonder you carry zero credibility.
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Dec 18, 2014 09:59am
if only i could have a dime for every time pakistanis say "it is a conspiracy against us"...
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Dec 18, 2014 10:01am
Really everything is India's fault? Are you kidding. Showing the middle finger to the home crowd isn't a non-issue or blown out of proportion. It's not gentlemanly behavior expected from a national team.
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Dec 18, 2014 10:03am
A complete nut case ! Blind to own follies and blaming others !
That's the situation at all fronts in Pakistan it seems....sad .
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Dec 18, 2014 10:12am
with due respect. the present coach of Pakistan is a one of the greatest player of his era. I am a hockey lover .I was present in the stadium during that match. The young pak players played great hockey. They played better than india. They deserve to win the match. But let's not mislead the fans of a great game by distorting facts.We all know throughout the tournament not a single minute was lost due to crowd behavior. its all their ,to verify through live telecast. The crowd was so well behaved. but at the end of the match,sticking fingers to crowd may not be a good idea. I think all sportsman will agree to this. In spite of showing fingers to crowd,not a single thing was thrown to players from the gallery. For a moment ,at least appreciate the crowd for their good will act.Let us not mix politics with sports.By giving such statement the coach is demeaning the sport. Let us accept Germany played better hockey in final.Wee, i congratulate once again pak for their semi final win.But i expect a more decent and sportsman like behaviour from them .Let them be glorious in win as well as defeat.By the way , let god be with the victims of Peshwar..I heart goes to all those parents.its Just like i lost some of my family members
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Dec 18, 2014 10:23am
Showing middle finger to press and public, thrusting your pelvic was so called celebrations right...!!!
Grow up man.
Indian boxer, who clearly was the winner of the match, lost due to referees, was banned for 1 year for showing her displeasure. And you expect to see red carpets for the players who were acting like hooligans in middle of the field.
May be good enough article to use anti-india sentiments, to get brownies in front of un-educated bunch, but otherwise completely use less article.
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Dec 18, 2014 10:23am
A good example of conspiracy theory.
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Dec 18, 2014 10:24am
what? you show middle finger to the people and then expect no punishment???
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Dec 18, 2014 10:26am
It's always conspiracy huh?
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Dec 18, 2014 10:27am
This is so typical of Pakistan. Instead of improving upon itself, it has again slapped the blame to somebody else. I mean.. how can somebody conspired to make pakistani player do such kind of celebration that they did in Bhubaneshwar. Is it possible!! Check your brain and mouth Mr Coach.
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Dec 18, 2014 10:28am
I personally feel that Indian Hockey Federation should not have pressed for the immediate punishment of the Pakistani players, that too just before so crucial match. They could have very well waited till the final match is played and pressed for the so called punishment, even if it felt any need of it. It is difficult for any team to make up their mind and fight such a crucial match after loosing two of it's players in the name of punishment and having see all the heavy disturbing drama. My sympathy is with Pakistan hockey team, however I feel Pakistan team should have boycotted the final match if it felt of any victimization, as it is impossible to play a serious match under such circumstances at least a clear message would have been given by doing so.
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Dec 18, 2014 10:29am
Remember Munich Olympics,sounds familiar?
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Dec 18, 2014 10:29am
See first he told sorry for the players attitude. Even FIH condemned the players celebration. Now he is telling that it is INDIA's fault. This cunning attitude from Pakistan is well known. Also this is the same guy who begged INDIA to play with them for their Hockey's revival... I hope Indian Hockey Federation won't play any matches with Pakistan in future by taking notice of these actions.
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Dec 18, 2014 10:31am
Was showing middle finger part of celebration ?
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Dec 18, 2014 10:32am
The format itself was a great conspiracy against the audience, teams like India and Pakistan based on their group level performances did not deserve their berths for quarter finals. Then, a winning team showing a rude finger to the public and audience watching the live broadcast thinks there was a conspiracy that's an interesting part. Just like in India gossips are sold a lot in Pakistan, conspiracy theories are at the top position. Congratulations Pakistan for their silver medal.
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Dec 18, 2014 10:41am
Rather than looking for conspiracy everywhere, you should introspect and find out gaps in your knowledge on professional sports when you play at the highest level. Everybody had seen what happens in Bhubaneshwar after SF. We are not against Pakistan winning against India. It's part of a game. Its not the first time Pakistan defeated India. You yourselves came out and took your players away when you realized they have crossed the line of decency. Now you are taking U-turn which questions your credibility.
PS. You don't need security to travel in India.
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Dec 18, 2014 10:43am
why now,he shouldn't have submitted his apology earlier.Either he was lying earlier or now.
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Dec 18, 2014 10:53am
How you can think of grand treatment if you show middle finger to the host, some sensibility should have been shown.
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Dec 18, 2014 10:56am
Conspiracy...Conspiracy...Conspiracy
Pakistan sees conspiracy in everything they do.....Blaming others for your own failures is the esiest thing to do in this world.
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Dec 18, 2014 10:58am
The same gentlemen at start of CT gave sermons of uniting with Indian board for 'shared' benefits... he was a top pak forward still instilled no sportsmanship in the current players...
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Dec 18, 2014 11:04am
Don't Ro Pakistan. It was just a deafeat in a single match.
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Dec 18, 2014 11:20am
Again Kaanspiresi ! Uuffff.
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Dec 18, 2014 11:20am
About security .... Its not Pakistan bhai, It's India. So without security you were able to travel all those distance. got it ?
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Dec 18, 2014 11:21am
@sp Well narrated. This is the coach who was requesting India to help Pakistan team to overcome their problems and all of a sudden just after one win everything Indian becomes bad for them. Why do Pakistanis hate India so much?
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Dec 18, 2014 11:25am
@Vineet The coach is not talking about bad behavior of Pakistani players because showing middle finger to crowd is acceptable norm in Pakistan? So whats wrong if they did it in India. For them Indians are another set of black and dirty 'east pakistanis'.
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Dec 18, 2014 11:27am
Maybe the Pak coach had to apologise in India to keep the hockey authorities & situation under control, & now that he's back in Pak he apologises here to keep authorities & crowds here under control. Such blatant duplicity is for politicians, not sportsmen. You mean to say the flowers you took for the crowds with an apology were deceitful?? We should take one stand & not be diabolical in official communication. This brings more shame to the country. Also, perhaps the Green Shirts didn't need the security detail while traveling to Amritsar in India. Let's be open-minded liberal citizens of the 21st century & not nit-picky conspiracy theorists.
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Dec 18, 2014 11:27am
@Ram Kohli showed finger to the crowd. Was that acceptable? If not, we don't remember any protest by anyone.
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Dec 18, 2014 11:31am
Unfortunately what the coach is proving is his apology was not a sincere one. Your captain praised the crowd behavior during quarterfinal. You suddenly say crowd was pathetic. Indians were not a good host. All we can say is grow up. What I am amazed not a single Pakistani newspaper talks about flipping the bird.
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Dec 18, 2014 11:49am
@Ram
yes..i still remember how ganguly took of his shirt at lord's..i also know how virat kohli celebrates his century or even a catch..
and we have all seen his "middle finger" act at the sydney cricket ground
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Dec 18, 2014 11:50am
'Travelling without security could have caused any mishap but luckily team arrived safely in lahore' o common Mr coach you will be much safer inside INDIA without security rather than in PAKISTAN with tight security ....
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Dec 18, 2014 11:52am
Finish not to face the truth.
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Dec 18, 2014 11:57am
Travelling in india you don't need security brothers.. We don't attack for immaturity. .
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Dec 18, 2014 12:12pm
If there was a conspiracy, you seem to have been a big part of it. Rest assured, that the statements like this are not going to help the cause of our hockey.
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Dec 18, 2014 12:13pm
So if English team visits Pakistan and displays the same celebration that Pakistan team did in India, would it be acceptable in Pakistan? Even if flipping the bird and point to private parts was done in front of this coaches daughter, wife and sister - only 10 feet away?
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Dec 18, 2014 12:17pm
I am from orrisa and i am disappointed by two or three pakistani players not all over reaction on winning , remember if you say you believe in islam just think what your leader did all along his life , prophect muhammad pbuh was the most humble person , when you win you should become more humble and gracious to the loser or losing team and there should be a genuine compliment that you also played well me friend but is is part of the game. conspiracy theory is a sad notion we need to get over it i again say see the clip of imran lifting the cup or gavaskar lifting 1995 champions trophy , they thanked the crowd
please my pakistani friends let us not get to each others throat, please saner voices speak up for future generation it is a humble request from me , see what happpened in peshawar we all should be concerned and condemn and same with bombay attack, i expect my pakistani friends to comdemn with all force it deserves, onve again holy quran says who even kills one innocent persons is like killing aall humanity, even during prophect time he gave stict instruction to spare the tress and animals.
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Dec 18, 2014 12:19pm
Wonder what would have followed if any1 from the spectators had lodged a police complaint for obscene behaviour. Would not the police be duty bound to arrest the offending player ?
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Dec 18, 2014 12:22pm
The hockey players from Pakistan are uncouth. That is the word. They need to learn some manners. It is OK to take off shirts as a way of celebration. I saw some of foreign players do so during football matches in India but some Paki players indulged in obscene gestures directed towards the crowd. That is unacceptable and uncivilized. Maybe the Pak team hockey coach should take another look at the video footage of the incident and learn from it and also teach his players how to behave.
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Dec 18, 2014 12:22pm
conspiracy... The most used word in Pakistan, a word that's used to explain all kind if shortcomings.
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Dec 18, 2014 12:22pm
Dear Mr. Shaikh, stop complaining about security cover for players. In India people move around without security day in- day out. Indian crowd may chase players (that too if they are well-known which I doubt was the case for Pakistani players) for autographs but they never cause any physical harm to anyone. Indians mind their own business and don't go around killing and harming people. Hope you understand the reasoning now. I think you need to get used to move around without security when you are outside Pakistan.
Btw Pakistan did play great Hokey in semis so kudos for that!
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Dec 18, 2014 12:24pm
“Travelling without any security could have cased any mishap but luckily the team arrived safely in Lahore,” he said.
I remember someone came from srilanka ;) :D :D
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Dec 18, 2014 12:27pm
This just exposed the hatred Indians have for Pakistan. Pakistan should sue FIH for reversing its earlier decision, and from now on have no sports, social, and cultural conacts with India.
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Dec 18, 2014 12:29pm
And, the conspiracy theory starts. Why does every individual in Pakistan think that the whole world is out there conspiring against them. Wake up guys. Take a chill shower and face realities.
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Dec 18, 2014 12:30pm
I think we should move on now. Obviously , Indian players would be now questioned if they do anything that is not as per the standard of ethics set up by Indians themselves. So let us chill out , this was not the last time Pakistan and India have faced each other . Indian players , from now on , have to maintain a high level of dignity and self respect. The bar has been set so high by the Indians that it would be quite a big problem form them to maintain it themselves. Patience , dear fellow Pakistanis , let us be mature , patient and wait . Indians hardly have enviable ethics and morality and they are bound to provide us Pakistanis with something amusing sooner or later.
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Dec 18, 2014 12:31pm
pakistani hockey team forgot they are playing in india world's largest democracy but doesnt learn democratic behaviour at all. it happend while they were playing cricket and almost won the match but due to indian public behaviour they became angry and lost that match. i still remember that. so advice to our player whenever they go to india please keep your neves strong.
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Dec 18, 2014 12:38pm
Their upstart arrogance is misplaced. Times will change.
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Dec 18, 2014 12:41pm
@Ram yo should virat kholi the exact same thing
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Dec 18, 2014 12:57pm
Isn't this the person who apologized for the pakistan players behavior? Did he apologize knowing that its an indian conspiracy? Doesn't that make him a conspirator?
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Dec 18, 2014 01:01pm
Blame everything on India. Blame the floods on India. Blame the Peshawar Attack on India. Even blame the misbehaviour of you players on the Hockey Field on India.
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Dec 18, 2014 01:03pm
I don't support such behavior therefore like to remind about similar act done by Indian skipper GANGUALY in England on wining the 50 over match from hopeless position though he was captain but no action was taken and officials defended it by saying it is in heat of the moment ?????
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Dec 18, 2014 01:13pm
Another conspiracy theory.
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Dec 18, 2014 01:48pm
One would hope the tragic event in Peshawar would give perspective to this and similar nonsense but nope. Talk of Indian conspiracies in matters as trivial ultimately feed up into the delusional blaming of RAW/CIA for everything that goes wrong in Pakistan. Take some personal responsibility! What sort of example do you give to children when you don't own your mistakes and blame someone else?
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Dec 18, 2014 01:59pm
I think the whole tournament was a conspiracy against English and Dutch hockey.
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Dec 18, 2014 01:59pm
IT is still typical Pakistani denial despite the world condemning the obscene gestures. If showing of middle fingers to the audience and ladies is justified, may be this is the worst of all behaviour which may be tolerated in Pakistan, definitely not in civilised worlds. Instead of controlling his teammates, he is coming out to support them and this will encoursage them to do so in other future games in some other country. Then again, they will be banned and come back empty handed. As long as this team does not learn how to behave, they should be keep on punished punished for ever like a rogue child.
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Dec 18, 2014 02:08pm
Be patient Pakistanis , Indians have set the bar for ethics and morality so high that it would be impossible for them to fulfill the standards themselves. Just remember the attitude of Indians for now and pay them back in same coin when their players deviate so much as a hair breadth from the strict code of conduct that we are being lectured on. Trust me , Indians are going to slip here sooner than later :)
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Dec 18, 2014 02:10pm
@Ram Sure Indian crowds support their own team and we have no problem with that, but how did you change cheering to support Germany against Pakistan as an adversary, right ?
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Dec 18, 2014 02:14pm
Mr. Shahnaz Sheikh just keep your focus on the coaching of our national hockey team, as you have been doing in the recent days. Inshallah by the grace of Allah and your cum boys efforts, Pakistan will qualify for the olympics 2016 and will win it.
Secondly do not disturb the combination of playing boys of our national team, let them understand each other and give them opportunity to become a lethal winning combination ever !
Your coaching and hockey playing experience is just a valuable asset for the whole nation !
Teach the hockey playing boys a bit of absorbing & respecting attitude when visiting the foreign countries, it will put positive effects on our image !
TQ !
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Dec 18, 2014 02:18pm
@apoorva u have spoiled the game of cricket turning into a bat and ball game and now u are after hockey. Money is not everything. Why BCCI not releasing the names of 7 accused cricketers;may be your Test captain Dhoni is one of them. What a shame for Indian Cricket and u are feeling proud of cheating because u have money.
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Dec 18, 2014 02:21pm
It was a game......for the Indians to react in the way they did was just a manifestation of what they are all about......for us to claim conspiracy is to stoop to their level. Two wrongs do not make a right.
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Dec 18, 2014 02:22pm
There was no conspiracy. u failed to control your players. U can be a good technical manager but not an administrative; why u run away from the press conference. You should have closed the issue then and there. Our sports management bodies must groom the managers also. just playing good hockey is not enough. After loosing the centre half u cannot win the match.
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Dec 18, 2014 02:30pm
Mr. Shahnaz Sheikh , keep it up whole nation is with you to bring back the golden ere of hockey.
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Dec 18, 2014 02:31pm
PPakistan Hockey teams did not exceed the parameters fixed by Bollywood. So what problem?
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Dec 18, 2014 02:41pm
the attitude of crowd was not reported anywhere. Continuous hooliganism throughout the game boiled the players. Yes, the players should have shown restraints but if they were to be punished then the hooligans in the crowd must be punished as well.
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Dec 18, 2014 02:43pm
@Anup state the attitude of the crowd and their verbal and gestural attacks upon players as well. But I know you don't about it.
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Dec 18, 2014 02:44pm
Dear Sheikh, What else you expect from a nation devoid of any manners and morals??? Hosting an international event puts a lot of responsibilities on one's shoulders but people who lack any morality to start with (comments like "we contribute a lot..") look at it from a very low vantage point. All they believe is that by hosting an international event, you have received a right to have your own team win... petty minds, petty thoughts - the least i can say.
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Dec 18, 2014 02:48pm
Flimsy excuse by Mr. Shannaz Shaikh. Case of sour grapes.
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Dec 18, 2014 02:52pm
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@Ram yes..i still remember how ganguly took of his shirt at lord's while screaming the "F" word..i also know how virat kohli celebrates his century or even a catch.. and we have all seen his "middle finger" act at the sydney cricket ground
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Dec 18, 2014 02:57pm
This government is toothless and shameless, it will never write to the FIH. Otherwise, FIH should have been taken to task and the IHF should have been lambasted for poor crowd control. FIH should announce all India-Pakistan matches should be on neutral grounds like Sri Lanka or Bangladesh, due to hateful unruly ill mannered Indian crowd. This same crowd whines when in Poland they are insulted and beaten by polish fans for turning up for a match in which India was not even playing.
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Dec 18, 2014 02:57pm
The problem with us Pakistanis is that we are never told how to behave gracefully. We are never taught how to behave with humility and above all, people who are representing the country, should be at least told how to behave in such situations because the world would be watching us. I am sure PHF would have a lot of lame reasons as to why Pakistan team behaved like this.
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Dec 18, 2014 02:58pm
@Ram finger was in response to the abusive ill mannered crowd.
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Dec 18, 2014 02:58pm
@apoorva not for long. Your borrowed money will run out soon, when lending stops.
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Dec 18, 2014 03:00pm
I, though being a Pakistani, side with most of the comments from people across the border. Some of our players did misbehave and there shouldn't be any two opinions about it. It wasn't a street match. It was an international event and the behavior should have be elevated to that level too. Mr. Shehnaz's statement sounds very immature considering his role in the team as well as his past. Wrongdoings should be admitted and punished without exception.
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Dec 18, 2014 03:03pm
Let us have a balanced view my Indian friends. Showing finger should definitely be criticized and was done by many here in Pakistan. But how about tournament director suspending players despite an apology after initially concluding no action is needed. How about crowd abusing visiting players and not giving them security?
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Dec 18, 2014 03:25pm
Nothing new in this News!!.....its well known fact that Pakistanis think whole world has no other work but to sit and plan Conspiracy against them.....unless they stop playing victim card and start accepting their mistake nothing going to change.....Even 10000 Imran Khan can't change a country with such Negative mindset
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Dec 18, 2014 03:27pm
@apoorva old bania thinking.
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Dec 18, 2014 03:28pm
Coming on 2nd is not bad either though we should avoid replying in same tone as crowds does hooting to players.We just gave them to chance to pressure our wonderful players.
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Dec 18, 2014 03:45pm
Stop the Non-sense, accept your mistake and apologise! Then move on.
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Dec 18, 2014 04:10pm
@Ram It isn't unacceptable but you guys have touted Virat Kohli to be the next Indian captain who showed middle finger to the Australian crowd. He deserved a 10 match ban at least.
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Dec 18, 2014 04:16pm
@Ram But it was ok for Saurav Ganguly to take his shirt off on the balcony in England?
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Dec 18, 2014 04:16pm
@Weirdity No, He is in a different country now.
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Dec 18, 2014 04:18pm
Pakistani players should have avoided offensive signs but punishment was out of proportion.
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Dec 18, 2014 04:21pm
Please coach the Pak players how to behave in the international setting when you prepare them for the2016 sports.
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Dec 18, 2014 05:02pm
@Ram player have just shown the middle finger but Indians reacted as they have given them the middle finger
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Dec 18, 2014 05:15pm
Why are we so naïve as to give others opportunity to victimize us; a decent celebrations would have earned us more respect. Besides this controversy, I was appalled to see what modern hockey has become....a mere shadow of beautiful traditional hockey. So many changes in the game has robbed the game of its beauty.
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Dec 19, 2014 04:22am
@Ram Do you remember Virat Kohli showing the finger to the Australian crowd. He was not suspended from any game. What do you say to that?
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Dec 19, 2014 08:21am
Its a hard cold fact that moeny walks and money talks in all walks of life in today's global world run on the principles and practices of capitalism.
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Dec 19, 2014 09:31am
@sp Make yourself and your countrymen accept the defeat with graciousness then come and give lecture on sportsmanship. Your account of crowd not misbehaving is itself dishonest and misleading, as bottles were thrown at Pakistani players on consistent bases throughout the game. But if your sole source of crowd being angelic is Indian media then even honest and verified facts cannot rectify your paranoia. It is not teh fist time Indian crowd, and Indian individual has behaved that way. They never accept defeat, there is always conspiracy for them in defeat...not in pointing out their insecurities. Shameful mindset. And regarding Germany, go protest FIH that their player also show middle finger and ban him too. But you won't because it's the problem of mindset not just this episode.
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Dec 19, 2014 09:33am
@Sreenath Good post. Hope your countrymen learn something from it.
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Dec 20, 2014 09:51pm
Typical Pakistani response. When they lose its everyone else (mainly India) fault. If they win its because they are Pakistani etc..
Grow up!
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