Article

2016-10-28 India-Pakistan

Cricket players should offer prayers instead of doing push-ups, suggests PML-N lawmaker

Couldn't say for sure, but I don't think this one is by Nadeem F. Paracha
[DAWN] A PML-N politician during a National Assembly committee meeting on Wednesday said cricket players should offer prayers instead of doing push-ups following a victory.

MNA Rana Muhammad Afzal said during an Inter-Provincial Coordination Committee meeting that while physical movement was a healthy activity, "it would have been better if the players offered nawafil (special prayers) instead of doing press-ups on the victory".

Questions were raised over the cricket team's unusual celebrations during the meeting, as the politician wondered why Misbah and his men did push-ups only when the team won and remained silent when they lost.

"What message are Misbah-ul-Haq and other players giving to the world by doing push-ups?" asked Afzal.

Pakistain Cricket Board (PCB) Executive Committee Chairman Najam Sethi earlier told the meeting that cricket players 'had been stopped' from performing push-ups after winning matches. He later clarified in a tweet that the celebrations were done "at the discretion of players".

"Sajda or pushups are done at the discretion of players," Sethi said. "PCB highly appreciates the fitness training facilities of the Pakistain Army, utilised thrice in six years."

Posted by Fred 2016-10-28 00:00|| || Front Page|| [10325 views ] Top

#1 I'm surprised they can fit the pushups and the praying into their very busy match fixing schedule.

Posted by Classer 2016-10-28 09:58|| 2016-10-28 09:58|| Front Page Top

#2 That's right, pray to Heracles (Greek patron god of athletes)

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2016-10-28 16:32|| 2016-10-28 16:32|| Front Page Top

#3 Hell Praying won't protect you from a good Body Line wit 'net outs with bat and over-ins!

Posted by Shipman 2016-10-28 18:51|| 2016-10-28 18:51|| Front Page Top

11:39 Frank G
11:06 Grom the Affective
10:30 Lord Garth
09:45 Rat Spit
09:39 Warthog
09:29 DarthVader
09:18 NN2N1
09:11 NN2N1
09:07 Mullah Richard
09:05 NN2N1
09:04 DarthVader
09:00 ed in texas
08:54 SteveS
08:51 MikeKozlowski
08:51 Procopius2k
08:47 SteveS
08:42 SteveS
08:34 SteveS
08:27 Skidmark
08:26 Skidmark
08:16 Skidmark
08:12 Skidmark
08:04 Skidmark
07:39 Gluson