I am talking about Pakistani cricket here. I hardly remember a happy retirement of a Pakistani cricket player in ages. Even the greats of Javed Miandad, Wasim Akram, Waqar Younis couldnt escape the scorn. I wonder why it happens. No matter how it is in the last part of their career, these people have served the nation. Its sad that we would only remember the low moments in their lives when we talk about the disgraceful retirements from cricket but there is no doubt in anybody's head as to the greatness of their contributions to Pakistani Cricket.
The latest one is going to be Inzamam. Its going to be another sad one. He announced today, he is going to retire after the Lahore test with South Africa. I wonder if he will play in that? Lets hope he does so that he retires from the game by taking a walk back to the pavilion as compared to the expected retirement sitting at home... or maybe an already-in-the-pavilion retirement.
We should learn from Aussies in this area. The retirements of Steve Waugh, Shane Warne...wow they set up the drama really well and it gives you emotional goosebumps whenever you see those scenes. When will we get there. These guys deserve respect as ambassadors of the country.
There is no finger-pointing at anyone as I do agree that the players are to blame as well. You need to be disciplined and be careful of your image as with your image comes the country's image. There is a long way to go and learning for the young Paki cricketers to learn from these sad scenes and mistakes of the greats. No matter how well you did, your retirement scenes will be a memory for the rest of your life. Its on you to make it a good one or an avoidable one to think about.
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