KARACHI
\nPakistan head coach Saqlain Mushtaq has become talk of the town over social media after he defended Pakistan team\u2019s performance in quite an \u2018ultra religious\u2019 manner.
\nPakistani were ripped apart in the third Twenty20 International at National Stadium Karachi, where the Green Shirts had to face a thumping defeat at the hands of England by 63 runs. The middle order failed once again.
\nAt the post match presser, coach Saqlain Mushtaq, who answered journalists\u2019 spicy questions over team\u2019s disappointing performance in the third T20I, said Pakistan\u2019s defeat was by \u2018God\u2019s will\u2019.
\n\u201cLike there is night after day, winter after summer, the game also goes in a similar way. Wins and losses are just part and parcel of what should be accepted. Qudrat ka nizam hai, hum kya kar sakte hai (This is a law of nature, this is not in our control).
\nEveryone associated with Pakistan cricket want the team to win. Even we want. But we tried and showed the right intent. Pray for us and we will keep on trying,\u201d Saqlain said while answering a question.
\nTo this, cricket fans are reacting sarcastically on social media and asking whether what the coaching staff\u2019s role is, if the nature has everything to do with team\u2019s performance.
\n\u201cHe is probably trying to talk about the law of averages, but with a stupid analogy. Law of averages means you will be humbled at some point, it doesn\u2019t mean you will be humbled every alternate day,\u201d a social media user wrote in his tweet.
\n\u201cSeriously pathetic and \u2018mufti\u2019 style unappreciated answers. [Saqlain Mushtaq] competition is the essence of sports. Don\u2019t kill him just to cover up your team\u2019s weaknesses. Nature does not force you to play 7 T20I matches against the best team. Come on with some solid cricket reasons,\u201d another fan showed his dismay.
\nFans are also questioning the excessive linking of religion with sports by the retired and currently playing Pakistan players.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
KARACHI Pakistan head coach Saqlain Mushtaq has become talk of the town over social media after he defended Pakistan team\u2019s performance in quite an \u2018ultra religious\u2019 manner. Pakistani were ripped apart in the third Twenty20 International at National Stadium Karachi, where the Green Shirts had to face a thumping defeat at the hands of England […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-285715","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-sports"},"yoast_head":"\n