‘No shame in going down while putting up a valiant fight’: Politicians react to Pakistan’s defeat

After a nail-biting match, the Indian cricket team managed to defeat Pakistan by four wickets at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Sunday.

A crucial partnership between Indian master batsman Virat Kohli and Hardik Pandya sailed India to victory. Before Pandya’s (40) dismissal, he and Kohli (82) shared scored 113 runs off 78 balls.

At the end of the match, India stood at 160 with the loss of eight wickets. Kohli was awarded the Man of The Match award.

On Pakistan’s side, Haris Rauf and Mohammad Nawaz took two wickets each, while Naseem Shah was able to get one.

While there is disappointment over the Green shirts’ defeat, Pakistani politicians have come forward to support them.

Prime Minister (PM) Shehbaz Sharif praised the “brilliant effort” by the team, saying it was a “great game”.

Brilliant effort, Team Pakistan 🇵🇰 👏. Great game!

— Shehbaz Sharif (@CMShehbaz) October 23, 2022

Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Vice President, Maryam Nawaz, was of the view that “there’s no shame in going down while putting up a valiant fight”.

“The match was an absolute cliffhanger and could’ve gone anywhere. Buck up Boys and gear up for the next fight!,” she said in a tweet.

There's no shame in going down while putting up a valiant fight. It's the effort that matters and we saw lots of it today. The match was an absolute cliffhanger and could've gone anywhere. Buck up Boys & gear up for the next fight! 🙌 💚🇵🇰🤲

— Maryam Nawaz Sharif (@MaryamNSharif) October 23, 2022

Meanwhile, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Fawad Chaudhry praised Kohli who nearly scored a century. In a tweet, Chaudhry also asked the Indian PM Narendra Modi to let the Indian cricket team come to Pakistan.

Thrilling cricket in Australia,respects for #Kohli and four letter for Umpire, Pak played great cricket…. @narendramodi plz let Indian Cricket team come to Pak, world of Cricket awaits Indian cricket team Pak visit

— Ch Fawad Hussain (@fawadchaudhry) October 23, 2022

Apart from these politicians, Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb, PTI’s Senator Faisal Javed, PML-N’s Hina Parvez Butt, and Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Saeed Ghani applauded Pakistan’s performance and wished them good luck for the upcoming T20 World Cup matches.

Spectacular Team Pakistan 🇵🇰 ! Well played 🤲

— Marriyum Aurangzeb (@Marriyum_A) October 23, 2022

#PakistanZindabad pic.twitter.com/OwysjTFuTo

— Faisal Javed Khan (@FaisalJavedKhan) October 23, 2022

The Men in Green fought till the end. What a heart-racing thriller we witnessed! Hard luck. We are proud of our team for producing yet another cliffhanger.

Good Luck for the Next Match🇵🇰

— Hina Parvez Butt (@hinaparvezbutt) October 23, 2022

What a game of cricket
No matter who win

— Senator Saeed Ghani (@SaeedGhani1) October 23, 2022