Australia thrashed Pakistan by five wickets last night in the ICC Men’s Twenty20 World Cup final after Marcus Stoinis and Wade stood unbeaten on 81 runs for the 6th wicket in just 6.3 overs to take their side over the line.
A number of celebrities, politicians and netizens took to their social media handles to hail the Green Shirts throughout the tournament despite losing the semi-final against Australia.
The celebrities are also proud of the Pakistani team and asked them to keep their chins up and come back home as heroes.
Actors including Sana Javed, Mehwish Hayat, Osman Khalid Butt, Asim Azhar and others lauded the overall performance of Pakistan.
“Thank you boys for winning our hearts. #TeamPakistan,” wrote Sana in her Instagram post.
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Actress Mehwish Hayat posted a video from the Dubai stadium, saying it loud and clear that whether they win or lose, the men in green are loved no matter what.
“Super proud of our boys in green. You played really well throughout the tournament – made us proud and won our hearts! We love you forever. Hamein tumse pyaar hai,” the caption on her post read.
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“Head high! Well played Pakistan, thank you for giving us these precious moments, till next! Pakistan Zindabad,” tweeted Farhan Saeed.
Head high ! Well played Pakistan, thank you for giving us these precious moments , till next!
Pakistan Zindabad 💚#PAKVSAUS #Pakistan #T20WorldCup pic.twitter.com/8AvxABpzuv— Farhan Saeed (@farhan_saeed) November 12, 2021
Singer Ali Zafar took to his Twitter to hail team Pakistan. “Proud of our team. They deserve a heroic welcome back. The professionalism and spirit with which they played speaks volumes of what’s coming in the future for Pakistan cricket. Also must say, Australia, that was a hell of a knock and those two sweeps! Wow,” he wrote.
Proud of our team. They deserve a heroic welcome back. The professionalism and spirit with which they played speaks volumes of what’s coming in the future for Pakistan cricket. Also must say, Australia, that was hell of a knock and those two sweeps! Wow! #Pakistan #PAKvAUS
— Ali Zafar (@AliZafarsays) November 11, 2021
“I am so so so proud of the way these boys have played this world cup. What a team, what a journey. Just not our day. The boys deserve your love & support…nothing else. This is a new era of Pakistan cricket. PAKISTAN ZINDABAD FOREVER,” penned Asim Azhar in his tweet.
I am so so so proud of the way these boys have played this world cup. What a team, what a journey. Just not our day. The boys deserve your love & support…nothing else. This is a new era of Pakistan cricket. PAKISTAN ZINDABAD 🇵🇰 FOREVER. 💚 #PAKvAUS #T20WorldCup
— Asim Azhar (@AsimAzharr) November 11, 2021
Actor Adnan Malik praised the team’s performance as well as cricket Shoaib Mailk’s fellowship towards Hassan Ali.
Great campaign by team #Pakistan ! We played with so much heart, completely exceeded all expectations & were consistent. Great brand of cricket & great energy. Proud of the team, could have been different had we won the toss- but that’s cricket. All bodes well for the future 💚🤍 pic.twitter.com/Z1Y7Mta5hZ
— adnanmalik (@adnanmalik) November 11, 2021
Moreover, actress Ushna Shah asked everyone to not bash Hassan Ali as he, just like all the other players, did his very best and deserves everyone’s kindness.
https://twitter.com/ushnashah/status/1458854358842544129?s=20
The T20 World Cup final is set to be played between Australia and New Zealand on November 14.