World Cup 2023: The people of Pakistan are happier than Australia about India’s defeat in the World Cup final. In the last match of this World Cup, Australia won the World Cup by defeating India, but people in Australia still don’t celebrate as much as in Pakistan. Given the joy of the Pakistani people, it seems like Pakistan won the World Cup by defeating India in the final, but that is not the case. The same thing happened in India when Afghanistan defeated Pakistan in the World Cup match. At that time, people in India also celebrated more than people in Afghanistan.
Gautam Gambhir agreed with Wasim Akram
That’s why cricket fans from India and Pakistan celebrate each other’s defeat a lot and while debating about the same, former Pakistan cricketer Wasim Akram and former Indian cricketer Gautam Gambhir said that it was wrong to do so. Wasim Akram said in a Sportskeeda broadcast after India’s defeat in the World Cup final: "You shouldn’t be disappointed even if it was a bad day, but you showed great performances throughout the tournament and are still the best team. Remember this thing. We ourselves went through this phase in 1999, back then there was no social media but we didn’t read newspapers, didn’t watch TV but in today’s time it is very difficult to stay away from social media and this is the situation in India-Pakistan. When I see people celebrating each other’s defeat, I just remember an example of Abdullah Deewana at the wedding of strangers."
It is wrong to celebrate the defeat of the other: Gautam Gambhir
Gautam Gambhir agreed with Wasim and also said on the same show that: "Celebrate your victory. There is no point in celebrating the defeat of others, be it India or Pakistan. If Pakistan loses, we celebrate here and if India loses, we celebrate in Pakistan. This is very wrong. I believe there is a big need for change, at least in sport."
At the same time, Wasim Akram further said: "I won’t name any names, but there are some famous people in both countries who are promoting this cause. You are patriots for your country, and we are patriots for ours. End it here. If everyone is having problems, be kind to each other. After all, it’s just a game."