Qaum before the storm
Pakistan blew several chances to win the Asia Cup on Sunday. Not because of lousy batting, dropped catches, missed run-outs, or poor bowling. It passed up the chance to call Washington and seek intervention so it could declare victory.
There were so many opportunities. At 113-1 when Pakistan was batting, at 20-3 when India was batting, even in the last over of the game when India needed 10 to win. The Field Marshal, who has never marshalled anyone on a field, could have reached out to the White House to ask it to cut off live telecast and say Pakistan took 6 wickets for 0 runs in the final over, and declare a win. Then he could have nominated the Boss for man of the match, and blessed him with cryptocurrency and rare earth elements.
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