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LAHORE: Cricket chief selector Inzamam-ul-Haq has said Pakistan’s target is not only to defeat India but also to win the Champions Trophy.
He was talking with reporters as chief guest at the annual cricket match of the Muslim Gymkhana at the LCCA ground here on Wednesday.
Pakistan is set to face India in their first match of the Champions Trophy on June 4 in Birmingham, England.
“We are not going to England just to beat India but our prime target is to win the championship,” Inzamam said.
He added that Pakistan had defeated India under his captaincy in the 2004 edition of the Champions Trophy at the same Edgbaston ground by three wickets.
“We can win again,” he said.
The chief selector was of the view that his team would try hard to win every match of the tournament.
He added that the victory on the West Indies tour was morale boosting and all players were in high spirit to perform better in England, for which a training camp has been set up there.
Most of the players had reached England from the Caribbean for the event.
Inzamam said he used to play for Muslim Gymkhana when he was a student at the Government College University in Lahore.
Other cricketers produced by the Gymkhana who had represented Pakistan like Ahmed Shehzad, Kamran Akmal and Taufiq Umar were also present on the occasion.
Published in Dawn, May 18th, 2017
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May 18, 2017 07:59am
This is the problem with Pakistani players. Before match they decide the result. After all it is sports, anyone can win or lose. It is not a war where defeat is going to be a big loss. Then why such statements by such senior player? We Indians play cricket as a game, definitely Pakistan is one team we would like to defeat - but we never broadcast that "We will defeat Pakistan". This statement by Pakistan's senior player shows immaturity and lack of sporting spirit. What will happen if India defeats Pakistan on 4th? Why conclude now? Let the team play with good sporting spirit, don't create wrong image of your team before that.
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May 18, 2017 08:02am
Chances are very slim that Pakistan will be in final four. Yes, aim should be to win the trophy.
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May 18, 2017 08:03am
We will find out on June 4.
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May 18, 2017 08:04am
I luv Inzi bhai. I respect whatever he says, no comments :)
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May 18, 2017 08:06am
May the best team win!
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May 18, 2017 08:07am
Don't talk big before match starts. It will put pressure on players. Indian coach will never say such a thing like we will defeat Pak. It is good that you keep believing that you can win but don't make big claim.
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May 18, 2017 08:12am
Looking forward to a good game. Unlike popular belief, both teams have mutual respect for each other and both teams are strong, so could be anybody's game. Good luck to both teams.
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May 18, 2017 08:12am
If you read Inzi's comments in quotes, he never said that.
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May 18, 2017 08:14am
Why not wait till the match instead of making these predictions which will go horribly wrong?
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May 18, 2017 08:16am
Lets celebrate
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May 18, 2017 08:21am
What else did we expect him to say ?
Every team is there to win .
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May 18, 2017 08:23am
Wise statement from bating legend
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May 18, 2017 08:31am
Nothing is impossible. But why to announce it boastfully.
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May 18, 2017 08:34am
Congratulations, Pakistan!
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May 18, 2017 08:46am
Here's wishing you best of luck. There's nothing wrong in being positive and optimistic before a tournament. I wish action speak louder than words.
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May 18, 2017 08:55am
Inzi selected the best players of One Day like Azhar, Umar Akmal, Hafeez & Ahmed Shezad.
They help Pakistan, not to qualify in Finals.
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May 18, 2017 09:03am
It is quite possible based on who stays focused on that day, Pak team is in good form. Would be interesting to watch. All the best Team India...
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May 18, 2017 09:20am
I doubt Pakistan team in its current form can beat India again.
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May 18, 2017 09:34am
Win Championship with club level cricketers !!!!
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May 18, 2017 09:36am
Dreams Do come true.
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May 18, 2017 09:37am
Most awaited and most heated match of the world. Desperately waiting for 4th June.. !
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May 18, 2017 09:43am
i just hope pakistan go to play the best they can.
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May 18, 2017 09:44am
I doubt that ! India team is much better than us !
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May 18, 2017 09:46am
Let's see what will happen; but reality is not as such, rather Pakistan forget to play positive cricket that would make them contrary to the hope!
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May 18, 2017 09:48am
Best of Luck!!!!
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May 18, 2017 09:50am
Good mind set, now make it happen, team Pak you can do it!
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May 18, 2017 09:53am
Go Pakistan.
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May 18, 2017 09:56am
Win or loss. Good to see the two side exchanging professional quotes
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May 18, 2017 09:57am
There he goes again.
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May 18, 2017 09:58am
high hopes. should be realistic one
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May 18, 2017 10:06am
Far cry
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May 18, 2017 10:07am
So much obsession with India.
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May 18, 2017 10:09am
Make sure Sir that you don't have eat your own words.
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May 18, 2017 10:11am
You hope!
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May 18, 2017 10:22am
Good luck Pakistan.
an Indian
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May 18, 2017 10:23am
beating INDIA???????? Best of luck Pakistan
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May 18, 2017 10:24am
We will!
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May 18, 2017 10:24am
it will more than enough if pakistan qualify for semi final
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May 18, 2017 10:25am
All the Best Pakistan!!!
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May 18, 2017 10:27am
Well, hopefully there's no 'cricket diplomacy' this time around.
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May 18, 2017 10:33am
Do more,,,talk less..
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May 18, 2017 10:33am
Goood , Gooooood.
Nice thinking.
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May 18, 2017 10:34am
The Indians will let their bat do the talking. And we give public statements like these
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May 18, 2017 10:36am
In cricket anything is possible , but in current situation it is very hard for Pakistan to defeat India
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May 18, 2017 10:37am
Inzi the legend!
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May 18, 2017 10:40am
Lets be realistic though
we won against B team in west indies not A, in a test match at that.
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May 18, 2017 10:51am
This contest truly deserves this kind of rhetorical buildup. Thanks for the good work inzy. All the best.
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May 18, 2017 10:54am
"I never paint dreams or nightmares. I paint my own reality." Frida Kahlo
hard work, technical expertise, practice and less talk will help in realizing this dream... InshAllah. Salams
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May 18, 2017 10:54am
We do not mind. Just do not beat India and collapse in the next game. Pakistan tends to do that.
If anybody beats India, they should win the trophy, do not be a spoiler.
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May 18, 2017 10:55am
Thanks for daily dose of entertainment.
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May 18, 2017 10:57am
Good luck both India and Pakistan.
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May 18, 2017 10:59am
Good luck
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May 18, 2017 11:03am
This is the kind of healthy competition we need. May the best team wins. Enjoy the arch rivalry in cricket but not in any other area.
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May 18, 2017 11:04am
comparing West indies against the top teams is not sensible Inzi Bhai
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May 18, 2017 11:06am
The heading of the news is misleading. Change it please.
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May 18, 2017 11:09am
You keep including old Akmals in the team.Realistically we have a long way to go to beat top ranking teams which is why we are literally at the bottom of the table.We barely managed to squeeze in to the tournament,thanks to West Indies.I wouldn't raise my hopes high.
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May 18, 2017 11:10am
The headline suggest something else...sounds over confident but the content of the news conveys the message differently. Beware of media!
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May 18, 2017 11:14am
...and here come the Indian trolls :D
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May 18, 2017 11:14am
It is important to be positive for Pakistan. But we know what the final result would be.
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May 18, 2017 11:14am
Why do this to your fans every single time? Please, even I have started feeling sorry for Pakistani cricket fans.
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May 18, 2017 11:15am
Best of luck Pakistan , We are confidant this time...
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May 18, 2017 11:19am
India has chosen aging players. It will be a weak team this time. Great chance for Pakistan to create history.
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May 18, 2017 11:21am
Rhetoric suits only politicians not to a great cricketer like Inzamam.
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May 18, 2017 11:26am
This will be a real confrontation and will take care of all evil intentions
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May 18, 2017 11:34am
I don't know what has happened to every pakistani, be it common man or elite class. Everyones days start with India and end with India. There is life beyond India.
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May 18, 2017 11:34am
Mauka mauka
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May 18, 2017 11:40am
@Bipul
Pakistan has beaten India in champions trophy before. It is the world cups where we have never beaten them
That said little chance of Pak winning with the current set of players who are all not only very poor rotators of the strike but also not known for hitting boundaries
Australia has the best chance imo
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May 18, 2017 11:42am
Inshallah............
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May 18, 2017 11:44am
Inzi bhai must have taken up astrology recently.
Since the game is happening in England, Pakistan has a good chance of winning given their accomplished bowling attack. But I won't put money on it.
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May 18, 2017 11:45am
Another Mauka Mauka chance for Pak
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May 18, 2017 11:52am
One should be realistic. India are a far better side then our team Pakistan. Only luck can help us win otherwise India have the talent, skills and deserve to win.
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May 18, 2017 11:54am
Our selectors didn't even mention anything about Pakistan national team anywhere regd champions trophy. I think it's high Pak should let go the hatred and obsession and move ahead in game.
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May 18, 2017 12:07pm
@Ahamd I fully agree with your concern.
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May 18, 2017 12:43pm
Inzi is a senior player and should not forecast the results of the match. What if India defeat Pakistan as usual.
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May 18, 2017 12:43pm
Lol!!
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May 18, 2017 12:47pm
@murli very good, appreciate your views, in ICC tournament most of the time Indian team wins, no need to issue this type of statement.
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May 18, 2017 12:51pm
@Shehzad, I agree. The headlines and Inzi's quote are different
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May 18, 2017 12:54pm
Inzy is becoming more a politician than a cricketer these days
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May 18, 2017 01:02pm
@SATYANAAs - *"I doubt Pakistan team in its current form can beat India again"*
Ever!!!
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May 18, 2017 01:12pm
I think Pakistan's aim is not to win or loose the tournament. They are flying down to England and Wales for just one match. The 4th of June is their entire tournament. Will be very disappointing for them as things look but UPSETS do happen. India and Pakistan both know it and both have lost to teams like Zimbabwe and Bangladesh.
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May 18, 2017 01:26pm
we could have win if you selected a good team.. But with the presence of Azhar ali, hafeez, ahmed shehzad, wahab riaz , there is no chance. I just wonder how could you even give statements like this. Even a non cricketer can tell, Pakistan has no chance by looking at the team selection and this continue to happen until you( Mr inzimam) take a bold step and select top deserving domestic players like fawad alam, asif zakir, usman salahuddin.etc. You are just selecting on the basis of PSL only which is unfair to the deserving player
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May 18, 2017 02:44pm
The main difference between us both in ICC events is that..Pakistan focuses only on the India match, whereas India treats every match with equal seriousness.
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May 18, 2017 03:12pm
@RAJESH & indian team needs go out of its home to play matches sometimes. Even a cat becomes lion at home.
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May 18, 2017 03:15pm
Good that mind game started and will be build up till the action starts but Pakistan has to work very hard as a batting unit now there is not much difference in bowling on both side as the case was in 80s and 90s , we have 2 world class spinners and Umesh is good bowler and bumrah has precise Yorkers to keep things right at death overs . The major difference is V Kohli , though he is not in his best of form in IPL but if he gain his form it will be big difference between the 2 teams .
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May 18, 2017 03:17pm
wake up man and get out of the pardise of fools
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May 18, 2017 03:37pm
@Shehzad correct... I also read the article twice to find out where did Inzy said that
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May 18, 2017 03:47pm
If they already have not, he and the team should seriously, honestly and carefully analyse the collapse, in particular who or what triggered the collapse, in 2nd innings of the 2nd test in WI.
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May 18, 2017 03:53pm
It is good that Inzi is planning on beating India and also winning the trophy. But there is a problem, the players he selected are scared of batting like Ahmed Shahzad or simply can't handle pressure like Umar Akmal. Who will make the runs? I see our team struggling to reach 150 in every game.
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May 18, 2017 04:01pm
India Pakistan match will have extra meaning now that the ICJ has put stay on execution on Kulbhushan Yadav
Maybe Pak should punish Yadav on match day or day before. we'll see if India still plays the match
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May 18, 2017 04:09pm
Pakistan could win all trophies, but before that, Pakistani selectors should stop discrimination, Parchi, like/dislike, killing merit, provincialism, etc.
It is not team, but PCB officials and selectors who are responsible for Pakistan miserable and pathetic performances in international cricket arena. These people (PCB officials and Selectors) have discouraged merit so much that today, half of team gets selected without merit, and those who deserve to be in team on merit, they play scared and disheartened, as they know that their merit and hard work means nothing, so they work to be in good books, that is all.
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May 18, 2017 04:12pm
Inzimam bhai, that's why we call Misbah a great character, let your game performance and results do the talking. You are a chief selector, please focus on doing your job with dignity ad honesty. The squad you have selected is certainly not the best available in Pakistan at the moment.
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May 18, 2017 04:47pm
Asif zakir dropped with out being provided a single opportunity in WI. Sohail khan not selected, Tabish khan poor guy is history. Umer akmal in the side with out fitness without performance and just bad behaviour. Not a single batsman with a good strike rate, only hope is pitch condition and British weather.
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May 18, 2017 04:51pm
While India has match winners Kohli, Dhoni, Rahane, Pandey, Raina, Rohit Sharma, Jadeja who had stepped up and won the game for India.
Are there similar match winning player in Pakistani team?
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May 18, 2017 05:04pm
Love the logic of Inzy..since we defeated India in the same ground in 2004, we will easily decimate India again.there..Will the same logic apply to the grounds where we lost to India?
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May 18, 2017 06:17pm
Nothing wrong with setting the target, all teams have the same goal of winning it. Now the question is what have you done to accomplish the stated goal? Your team selection doesn't reflect the best and deserving.
Instead of keeping mouth shut we continue to make big claims before any event and then reality hits you and you come back with excuses. Only championship you have is of making excuses after each disaster.
I don't mind losing all games as long as team fights and that always doesn't happen because there are many issues with selection.
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May 18, 2017 06:20pm
I don't think either india or Pak participating in the tournament only to beat each other. They all want to win this event by playing consistent quality cricket. let us not waste too much time in bashing each other. Cricketers always try their best to win for their team.
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May 18, 2017 06:37pm
@PAMNANI - INDIA -You keep saying that India will defeat Pakistan, but it is not going to happen.
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May 18, 2017 06:48pm
That is the intention of every team to win the tournament. In order for Pakistan to win the championship they need the ingredients of IK, Inzi, Miandad and great Wasim Akram. I do not see that in this Pakistani team and that at least among the batsmen. Our batsmen have mediocre level talent. There could have been a chance if at least Misbah was there.
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May 18, 2017 06:52pm
I want Pakistan to win not only against the India but the tournament but when I look at Pakistan batting lineup I can only hope for the best. Inzi sir next time when pick ODI team please make sure check batsmen strike rate.
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May 18, 2017 07:00pm
Pakistan has always produced raw & natural talented players.In modern cricket to win matches consistently you need proper training in fielding and match tactics. Even though Pakistan is good in bowling department, they are inconsistent in batting. Pakistan is the lagging behind in fielding.Sharp catches , crisp fielding are missing , which can be very crucial in the shorter version of cricket.
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May 18, 2017 07:40pm
@RIZ -Pakistan strike rate under the new captain will be much higher.
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May 18, 2017 07:49pm
All the best Pakistan.
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May 18, 2017 08:02pm
I think , both the teams are quite balanced. It can be anybody on a given day. All the best to both teams. Hope to see a thrilling match between the arch rivals after a long time.
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May 18, 2017 08:07pm
Fasting they can defeat worlds best teams
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May 18, 2017 08:16pm
@Iqbal Haider -You need some rest.
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May 18, 2017 08:25pm
@PAMNANI - INDIA -Is there any law against forecasting the result of a match in your country?
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May 18, 2017 08:51pm
Actually Inzamam never said that. He is a matured man, great player and a top class ambassador of the game of cricket. Respect from India.
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May 18, 2017 08:59pm
@Ahamd you are correct
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May 18, 2017 09:10pm
@J. Gamble from 3 runs per over to 4
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May 18, 2017 09:12pm
@J. Gamble I hope but we all know if Ahmed Shehzad and Azhar Ali opening what are the chances of scoring 300 plus
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May 18, 2017 09:12pm
@shaoib akhtar dude, check who won the champions trophy last time
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May 18, 2017 09:16pm
Inzamam getting too ambitious it loos improbable,although we are better in bowling but in batting?
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May 18, 2017 09:26pm
Immature comments from Inzamman
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May 18, 2017 09:50pm
@Srinath =Pakistan will be score over 350 runs in every game, now you do the math.
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May 18, 2017 10:34pm
I luv inzi bhai, i hope pakistani team can do better in this event.
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May 18, 2017 10:37pm
@J. Gamble yes Pakistan will be scoring 350 runs, but in the whole tournament not in single innings. The way our boys play tuk tuk cricket, they are not capable of even defeating the Bangladesh side. Thanks to the windies team poor performance, that we make into this tournament.
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May 18, 2017 10:44pm
I luv inzi bhai, i hope pakistani team can do better in this event.
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May 18, 2017 10:50pm
I luv inzi bhai, i hope pakistani team can do better in this event.
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May 18, 2017 10:53pm
You're 100% wrong based on your pathetic team selection. Pakistan will lose to any team and get knocked out in the first two rounds. Stop dreaming Inzamam, enough is enough!
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May 18, 2017 11:34pm
@murli ... Well Said!!!
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May 19, 2017 01:34am
@Shehzad "We can win again" Read artical carefully. He mentions 2004 when his team defeated India but didn't win trophy.
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May 19, 2017 01:54am
Great batsman, excellent technique, sincere soul, but not exactly known for thinking on his feet, sharpness of wit. Nevertheless hope he sticks to merit and shows some imagination in the selections.
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May 19, 2017 06:10am
That's the spirit!!! Any team's aim is to win the trophy. Challenging opponents is playing mind games. As long as we play fair, these statements are morale boosters and will enhance the thrill of the clash of the most awaited matches. The same applies to India and the rest of the teams! Good luck to all and may the best team win the title!
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May 19, 2017 06:14am
Fear is loud. Confidence is silent.
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May 19, 2017 08:24am
Let the best team win who perform best on 4th June in all department of the game
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May 19, 2017 08:24am
It's a precedent now....... pre match, pakistan is celebrating, post match India is celebrating...
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May 19, 2017 10:11am
Those are blank and baseless words Mr. Inzamamul Haque. Do you count how many times India beat Pakistan in the last 20 matches between the teams? Talk statistically and not by cheap emotionally.
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May 19, 2017 10:15am
No harm in dreaming
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May 19, 2017 11:20am
@Ahamd Thats right, putting pressure on his own players before a ball is bowled
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May 19, 2017 11:25am
Every time before the India Pakistan cricket match, Pakistani public is putting a very hard pressure on their team to win against India and as a result they are losing under the pressure. It is very bad sense that people are pelting stones and trashing their TV Screens if their country losses to opponent. Let the players play their natural game and enjoy the match.
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May 19, 2017 11:41am
Worls has seen the batting provess of injamam.super talented no doubt. To go forward in oneday cricket all pak batsmen bat like injamam ,bowl like wasim akram. After imran khan there is no one who encourages young talent. It is pity.
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May 19, 2017 11:47am
Appropriate communication in public is an art and an skill to be learned. Its not only the problem of Inzi Bhai, but also some unpopular leaders at the global level. Anyway, with all due respect to Inzi Bhai's comment, I will be pleasantly surprised, if Pakistan is able to reach semis.
Good Luck Pakistan team!
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May 19, 2017 11:49am
No harm in dreaming.
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May 19, 2017 01:25pm
All the best Pakistan. Hope to have a good game.
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May 19, 2017 01:29pm
All the Best, Inzi Bhai
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May 19, 2017 01:39pm
@J. Gamble dude, this isn't a test match and the opponents are not windies
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May 19, 2017 02:42pm
It is too early for Pakistan to judge the outcome of the game.
Better be prepared to bite your own words.
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May 19, 2017 02:57pm
Why talk big!
Be humble and win without big claims.
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May 19, 2017 04:01pm
What a player Inzamam was...i truely admired his batting style. I'm really disappointed on his comment today. Dear Inzamam, please motivate team... motivating with good spirit is one way but treating it like a war is absolutely absurd.. afterall its game it may be Pak may win or even loose. Why to be ready with garland or revolver to welcome players post match.
I think somewhere spirit of game is lost...
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May 19, 2017 04:02pm
@Alfred Its really hilarious...lets celebrate why to wait for outcome...awesome & amusing
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May 19, 2017 04:03pm
@Varuna MS
I am unable to understand your definition of wise...unwise
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May 19, 2017 04:34pm
India defeated Pakistan on the same Edgbaston pitch just 4 years back in the champions trophy by 8 or 9 wickets. Inzamam bhai , I wish you could use some real string facts to support our team, hope all goes well.
Best of Luck to both Team Pakistan & India
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May 19, 2017 04:48pm
The problem with our countries is we both want to win and as per me, there are potentials on both the sides and on any good day we can have a good match.
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May 19, 2017 05:01pm
@Dj ( Delhi) You have a big heart my friend. But as a pakistani cricket fan , i disagree with Inzamam. Neither will Pakistan beat India nor win the tournament.
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May 19, 2017 05:04pm
@ind bihari I agree with your expression , on current form Pakistan cant beat India , previously beating India was just a walk in the park for Pakistan. Do you remember sir.
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May 19, 2017 05:10pm
Let's come out of this dogma of defeating each other.Let's try to win hearts !
Let's treat our players as just entertainers and that's all.Its a game & some day one wins and the other loses.This is how the game is designed to entertain the crowd.
Please see that what is now Pakistan was once a part of this great land called Hindustan !
We are all the same,our food,culture,language,dressing,etc.
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May 19, 2017 05:54pm
@Srinath -WI are T-20 world champion and we beat them fairly and squarely. Our batsmen are prepared to face any challenge under our new dynamic Captain. India will be the first to go down.
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May 19, 2017 06:00pm
Hope. There is nothing wrong in it.
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May 19, 2017 06:02pm
@J. Gamble 'New and Dynamic Captain' I am searching for that person.
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May 19, 2017 06:09pm
Virat out of touch.so possible
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May 19, 2017 06:10pm
@Mehtab uddin -You copied someone else comments. Why?
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May 19, 2017 06:10pm
With current temperament of Dhoni, Pakistan doesn't stand a chance.
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May 19, 2017 06:12pm
@LILLY -He is Sarfraz Ahmad.
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May 19, 2017 07:22pm
First of all Best of Luck to All teams in Champions trophy including Pakistan. May the best team win. However; Inzamam is unnecessarily trying to build a rhetoric. It would have looked far better if an analysis was done scientifically on strengths & weaknesses of Pakistan instead of saying that because in 2008 we won; we will win here too. Inzamam has ignored reality here that 3 of Pak main players are retiring or retired recently & the team has to reset its balance with new players in England. Teams like England; Australia; South Africa & even New Zealand would be playing in more suitable climatic and pitch conditions. While India will be coming with recent hotly contested IPL experience; Pakistan would be coming with Caribbean tour experience. Let's look forward to an interesting game sans rhetoric. Cricket is a game at the end of the day where only one team wins out of two & lot depends on how a particular team plays on that day especially in the shorter versions of cricket.
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May 19, 2017 08:34pm
@murli Well said . I like to see good cricket . Immature and senseless comment by selector .
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May 19, 2017 08:38pm
@murli Now if you read the Inzi Comments that's different from senseless headline. Its about winning championship not beating India. Two total different approached .
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May 19, 2017 09:05pm
@J. Gamble : "WI are T-20 world champion and we beat them fairly and squarely."
Pakistani cricket team may have beaten WI team, but WI team is ranked 7th in ICC.
http://www.espncricinfo.com/rankings/content/page/211271.html
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May 19, 2017 09:11pm
@saeed -Miandad talks in the same way. Once, I saw him on a TV show about sending a box of sweets (IN CELBRATION) to Indians, ever before the match between India and Pakistan was plated. Pakistan lost that match to India.
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May 19, 2017 09:27pm
@shaoib akhtar - Always think before you leap!
India beat West Indies first time (overseas) in the early 1970s when they were utterly supreme. Pakistan did it first time against a very weak WI team in 2017 which could not even qualify for the Champions trophy. Right!
How many times has India beaten Pakistan in an international match? Any count? Overseas' too?!
Yes, anyone can win on a day but that is the beauty of the game of cricket!
Finally, People should not throw stones on their players' houses everytime they lose to India!
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May 19, 2017 09:59pm
Wow! this reflects the psyche of Pakistan. very (anti) india centric and myopic view. I promise you that on any given day for an average Indian, we do not think/ discuss/fret over pakistan! the words like "enemy", "enemy country" is totally absent from our mind and vocab! even our politicians do not bring up or attribute their failures to Pak. This is like a very bad break up, we are over you neighbours. Hope you will find our peace one day.
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May 19, 2017 11:34pm
As a cricket lover, though I am proud Indian, but respect and admire Inzi. He is very honest, sensible and nice person apart being a dangerous batsman.
No comment and will listen him with due respect Sir !!
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May 20, 2017 12:27am
Okay ! Then one thing is sure as a cricket fan we all will witness a good contest on June 4 .
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May 20, 2017 12:39am
If you don't beat India even this time, than there is always a next chance. :)
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May 20, 2017 02:29am
Anything is possible in virtual reality
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May 20, 2017 03:01am
Well done Inzi sir, now kindly announce the man of the match |series.
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May 20, 2017 03:17am
Inzi Sir, big fan of yours from India.You never took pressure during your time but why create pressure for your young guns, just tell them to give their
100% n njoy.
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May 20, 2017 08:21am
Chances are slim.
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May 20, 2017 09:40am
God bless you dear inji.
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May 20, 2017 09:41am
@Pitbull
Hahaha I agree Pitbull. The problem is that he has not announced the team yet so he still has to wait for man of the match
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May 20, 2017 02:32pm
as an indian i want india to win
but cricket is such anything can happen on a given day, hoping india plays well
win or lose its sports, some will win some will lose
no issue
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May 20, 2017 02:59pm
in any match of IND VS PAK , world say pressure is on both team but actually Pak team have more pressure...
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May 20, 2017 06:07pm
Why everyone creates hype & Euphoria such as this statement, why can't we say "WE WILL GIVE OUR BEST"
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May 20, 2017 11:14pm
@Dj ( Delhi) inzy is nice person, he love both india & pakistan, just excited to see both playing
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May 21, 2017 09:10am
@Bhola Bhala we are used to it sir
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