The Brash and the Frustrated

You did not have to watch the match or the series. All you had to do was look at the faces to know what had happened. Nasir Jamshaid wore the expression of a man who did not believe he should be out there. Aamer wore a layer of frustration on his face thicker than the sun screen he uses. Younis was irritated as was Naved. The only Pakistani who seemed to be having some fun in the stadium was Rameez who has been getting some swing and bounce from someone in the crowd and has dealt with it more deftly than the players have handled it from the Sri Lankan bowlers. By contrast, and surprisingly, Muralitharan was giving Afridi and co send offs and questioning overthrows. Sangakara too brashly told off Razzaq what was he doing running for overthrows when the ball had hit his bloody foot. Sportsmanship is all good and fair and it was fine to give back the run but Razzaq was almost sheepish.