Usian Bolt: "Waqar Younis Was My Inspiration & Pakistan Was My Team"

[Parul]

at least get your facts right.Here read something about Usain bolt's and Yoahan Blake's love for IPL.

http://http://www.hindustantimes.com/Specials/Sports/Olympics2012/Chunk-HT-UI-Olympics-Discipline-Athletics/Cricket-is-Blake-s-first-love/SP-Article10-911710.aspx

http://http://www.dnaindia.com/sport/report_ipl-is-willing-to-embrace-bolt-and-blake-conditions-apply_1727635

And by the way yes, Waqar yunis was a great player.

So was Wasim Akram...They both are cricketing Legends and one of the Most deadliest Bowling Pair...

 

[Baby Leone]

What amazes me is he took inspiration from cricket player but won golds in olympics while your country as well as my country won not a single gold

cz we are great in cricket & cz of that its not included in Olympics....

 

[pakindia]

"Usian bolt"(according to thread title) might have said so but i doubt "Usain bolt" has said that...

 

[Parul]

cz we are great in cricket & cz of that its not included in Olympics....

It has nothing to do with how great Pakistan is in Cricket. Cricket is not included in Olympics 'cause of following Reasons:

First of all cricket is not a global sport, there are just twenty countries taking this sport seriously. To be included in Olympics the game should be globally popular.

The One day games takes almost seven hours to complete, and a ground being held in reserve for one full game is preferably not suited for Olympics.

It involves lots of outlay as new stadiums need to be set up.

When we weigh against a football match, football matches are less time consuming than cricket matches and moreover it is exhilarating to watch football matches than cricket matches as cricket is not globally popular.

Sometimes one gets a feel that the sports which are popular in European countries are given top priorities.

Out of the major eight cricketing nations only Australia and England are considered to be the big cricketing nations, the other Commonwealth nations doesn’t have enough funding or infrastructures to make the game big at Olympics.

Non-globalization has made the game dear to subcontinent nations only. the propaganda and the push to advertise the game is not done by rich European and other western countries.

10 test playing nations and ICC is exercising caution in upgrading the status of more countries so as to maintain the quality of the game.

Points which favor the game to been seen in Olympics are

New Twenty – Twenty format gets over in 4 hours.

The pace of the game makes the adrenaline rush equivalent to a high speed hockey/football match.

Around 111 countries are playing cricket now, however only 10 have come to test playing status and 16 are holding ODI and T20 status. Thus about 90 countries are progressing fast to reach that status.

ICC attempts to allow new nations to play in the world cup and T20 world cup formats is a encouraging sign for other nations aspiring to join the elite test playing nation soon helping in globalizing the game.

The ‘think tanks’ in BCCI has made a major effort to put things in the right place to join Olympics with the advent of the new format T20.

 

[Baby Leone]

It has nothing to do with how great Pakistan is in Cricket. Cricket is not included in Olympics 'cause of following Reasons:

First of all cricket is not a global sport, there are just twenty countries taking this sport seriously. To be included in Olympics the game should be globally popular.

The One day games takes almost seven hours to complete, and a ground being held in reserve for one full game is preferably not suited for Olympics.

It involves lots of outlay as new stadiums need to be set up.

When we weigh against a football match, football matches are less time consuming than cricket matches and moreover it is exhilarating to watch football matches than cricket matches as cricket is not globally popular.

Sometimes one gets a feel that the sports which are popular in European countries are given top priorities.

Out of the major eight cricketing nations only Australia and England are considered to be the big cricketing nations, the other Commonwealth nations doesn’t have enough funding or infrastructures to make the game big at Olympics.

Non-globalization has made the game dear to subcontinent nations only. the propaganda and the push to advertise the game is not done by rich European and other western countries.

10 test playing nations and ICC is exercising caution in upgrading the status of more countries so as to maintain the quality of the game.

Points which favor the game to been seen in Olympics are

New Twenty – Twenty format gets over in 4 hours.

The pace of the game makes the adrenaline rush equivalent to a high speed hockey/football match.

Around 111 countries are playing cricket now, however only 10 have come to test playing status and 16 are holding ODI and T20 status. Thus about 90 countries are progressing fast to reach that status.

ICC attempts to allow new nations to play in the world cup and T20 world cup formats is a encouraging sign for other nations aspiring to join the elite test playing nation soon helping in globalizing the game.

The ‘think tanks’ in BCCI has made a major effort to put things in the right place to join Olympics with the advent of the new format T20.

sorry i dont agreed tht cricket is not a global sport leave the countries but crickets is the most watched sports after football........

 

[Asian.Century]

Usain Bolt speaking to BBC Radio:

Usain Bolt - Cricket Hero: Waqar Younis & favourite team: Pakistan - YouTube

 

[Punjabbi Munda]

Waqar younis inspiration for bowlers and nightmare for batsmen,one of the best bowlers ever indeed.

 

[prototype]

It has nothing to do with how great Pakistan is in Cricket. Cricket is not included in Olympics 'cause of following Reasons:

First of all cricket is not a global sport, there are just twenty countries taking this sport seriously. To be included in Olympics the game should be globally popular.

The One day games takes almost seven hours to complete, and a ground being held in reserve for one full game is preferably not suited for Olympics.

It involves lots of outlay as new stadiums need to be set up.

When we weigh against a football match, football matches are less time consuming than cricket matches and moreover it is exhilarating to watch football matches than cricket matches as cricket is not globally popular.

Sometimes one gets a feel that the sports which are popular in European countries are given top priorities.

Out of the major eight cricketing nations only Australia and England are considered to be the big cricketing nations, the other Commonwealth nations doesn’t have enough funding or infrastructures to make the game big at Olympics.

Non-globalization has made the game dear to subcontinent nations only. the propaganda and the push to advertise the game is not done by rich European and other western countries.

10 test playing nations and ICC is exercising caution in upgrading the status of more countries so as to maintain the quality of the game.

Points which favor the game to been seen in Olympics are

New Twenty – Twenty format gets over in 4 hours.

The pace of the game makes the adrenaline rush equivalent to a high speed hockey/football match.

Around 111 countries are playing cricket now, however only 10 have come to test playing status and 16 are holding ODI and T20 status. Thus about 90 countries are progressing fast to reach that status.

ICC attempts to allow new nations to play in the world cup and T20 world cup formats is a encouraging sign for other nations aspiring to join the elite test playing nation soon helping in globalizing the game.

The ‘think tanks’ in BCCI has made a major effort to put things in the right place to join Olympics with the advent of the new format T20.

Well the only problem you defined the meaning of sports being global is actually wrong.

whenever we look into example of a sport that is global every point figures to football but the sad reality is that except football no other team sports is a global sports.

Sports like Basketball, Volleyball and Rugby Union may be played in more than 100 countries just like cricket is played in more than 100 countries but this games are not popular in more than 15 to 20 counties, the maximum count for basketball, leaving all other team sports except football on same scale.

The advantage Cricket have is that in terms of audience it finish at no-2 much higher then any other sports.

 

[FRANCIS]

Bolt has gone nuts . He is doing everything to gain attention .
Here in uk he said to Saf that he wanted to play for united .
Since then he has been a laughing stock here in Manchester .
He should conc. solely on olympics

 

[Parul]

Well the only problem you defined the meaning of sports being global is actually wrong.

whenever we look into example of a sport that is global every point figures to football but the sad reality is that except football no other team sports is a global sports.

Sports like Basketball, Volleyball and Rugby Union may be played in more than 100 countries just like cricket is played in more than 100 countries but this games are not popular in more than 15 to 20 counties, the maximum count for basketball, leaving all other team sports except football on same scale.

The advantage Cricket have is that in terms of audience it finish at no-2 much higher then any other sports.

The Reason I Said that cricket is not the Global sport because the olympics are contested between a few dozen countries where as cricket is only competitively played between about a dozen. It would be unfair for a sport such as cricket to be contested in the Olympics when well in excess of half the competing countries do not even play international cricket. Apparently, there are few sports which are played only in few countries but are Part Of Olympics 'cause Gora People Plays it...What Gora People says dose matter....

 

[Peregrine]

LOL at indians getting agitated by this news.

 

[Malik Usman]

Same here , the past pakistani team did wonders and was also my inspiration .
Whats the big deal !

The big deal is you are nowhere and he is the world's fastest man.

 

[Peaceful Civilian]

T20 AND T10 have great future.
12 medals.
T20 For men:
Gold , Silver and Bronze.
T20 for Woman:
Gold , Silver and Bronze.

T10 for Men:
Gold , Silver and Bronze
T10 fro woman:
Gold , Silver and Bronze

 

[Gandhi G in da house]

Waqar was great but I think Akram was better . Oh dear what happened to Pakistani bowlers since then ?

 

[Parul]

Waqar was great but I think Akram was better . Oh dear what happened to Pakistani bowlers since then ?

Match fixing & Doping....