Cricket is different in Indian subcontinent

This is a strange world and people will do anything to stay in limelight especially from the show business. Everyone knows that a Pakistan India cricket match is height of the rivalry and whenever a match is on the sentiments reach to the top with different people adapting to different tricks for the sake of instant popularity.

In fact the cricket is different ball game for Indian subcontinent which includes all countries of this region including India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh in particular and Afghanistan and Nepal to some extent.

In fact, I remember it was Poonam Pandey, a little known Indian model and almost unheard filmy personality that stunned the whole entertainment world and social circles during last cricket world cup with a promise to perform without clothes (read necked performance) but she refrained doing so after she was targeted heavily for her statement.

This time the offer came from a Pakistani model and television actor Qandeel Baloch promised to do ‘whatever’ she would be asked for by the Pakistan cricket captain and players. Pakistan lost the match so she did not what she had promised but performed for Indians instead.

Unfortunately, I could not see the act but heard that she ‘dedicated’ a special dance performance especially for Indians for their superb victory over Pakistan cricket team. I was aware about her offer she posted on her Facebook page which had more than 770000 ‘Likes’.

She went a step further after the loss of Pakistan cricket team and posted another show in which she cursed and wept and you will be surprised to note it became instantly popular and went viral with well over 2.3 million views, 60 thousand comments.

She openly said that Pakistani captain should resign as he did not deserve to remain at the helm of Pakistani team after such a shocking defeat by the Indians. And she did not stop here but posted a dance number in traditional Baloch dress within a couple of hours after her drama she performed on Facebook page.  That was again a hit with more than 300000 views and innumerable like.

You can watch that drama here on YouTube

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x9dBwR95WxQ&feature=iv&src_vid=1VpWWoltpow&annotation_id=annotation_3673878729

If anyone is interested to watch her performance you can find her Facebook page by searching ‘Qandeel Baloch’

In fact, cricket is nothing short of drama in this particular region and to some extent it has got to be that way since cricket is a game of glorious uncertainties with nothing impossible in this game. You might think that a particular team was about to win a game but suddenly something strange happens and everything takes a different turn.

I have been watching cricket for decades and never felt anything more exciting than a T20 cricket match.  If it’s a game in between Australia and England or Australia or New Zealand then things become more interesting. However, you just got to watch the charged atmosphere if the game is in between arc rivals India and Pakistan. Right now the series in between India and Australia is going on and it’s more than mind game rather than cricket that’s being played.

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