Former Captain Rashid Latif says that no final despite the strong investment is a blow, since, according to the reports, the country spent $ 16 million to update 3 places.
Pakistan Cricket fans and former players launched themselves on Wednesday after the already disappointing trophy of the host country suffered a last blow: not final.
“It’s totally unfair,” said Moeed Ali Khan, a private car driver outside the Gaddafi de Lahore stadium to see the second semifinal between South Africa and New Zealand.
“I am disgusted, neither our team is in the final nor the final in Pakistan.”
Pakistan celebrated on February 19 when the country began to organize its first major Crickt International Tournament in three decades.
But everything went downhill after that.
The hosts lost the inaugural party against New Zealand and their defense of the title had ended with an integral defeat against the Indian arch
His dead final group party against Bangladesh was dragged.
This Sunday’s final was scheduled for Lahore, but with a great warning: not if India reached the decisive title. By defeating Australia in the first semifinal on Tuesday, India did exactly that.
India has played all its games, including Australia’s clash, in Dubai after refusing to visit the neighbor Pakistan due to political tensions.
The final will also be at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium.
Pakistan only agreed to the so -called hybrid accommodation model with the condition that they will not send their team to India for the next CPI events.
The agreement, which saw other teams entering and leaving the EAU while India stayed, stressed the huge influence of India on Cricket.
“We accept this agreement, so what is the uproar?” Abdul Samad asked, a Cricket fan.
“When you have no power, you have to bow and this is the bargain that Pakistan had to do.
“I don’t regret for me. Our team and our Cricket are left behind, so we had to make a commitment. ”
‘Double loss’
Others in Pakistan are not so pragmatic.
“No final in Pakistan after such a heavy investment in places is a blow,” said former Captain Rashid Latif AFP.
“Pakistan is at the lowest level in terms of finance and also in the team, which is a double loss.”
According to the reports, Pakistan spent the equivalent of $ 16 million to improve the three places in Lahore, Karachi and Rawalpindi. According to the reports, the country will obtain $ 6 million in CPI accommodation rates.
But finance could be affected with the lack of interest in the 50th tournament above the early departure of the local team.
Three of the matches in Pakistan were beaten by bad weather and empty seats in the games were notable.
“India has improved greatly and that has been evident in this event,” Latif said, reflecting on what happened in the countryside.
“But I think the politics has lowered the Cricket.”
He added: “I think that if they had come to Pakistan and have raised the trophy in Lahore, it would have been great.”
Latif says that the divisions of divided accommodation will last beyond the Champions Trophy.
“This problem of a team that does not come to another country and in the future Pakistan that does not go to India will hit the worldwide cryket badly,” he said. “It must be addressed quickly. “
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