Shahid Afridi of Pakistan receives the man of the match award after beating
Sri Lanka in their the final ICC Twenty20 Cricket World Cup match at Lord's,
in London, on June 21, 2009.
COPAA congratulates the Pakistan Team on its resounding victory in the Twenty20
World Cup against Sri Lanka at Lords in London. The Pakistan team by its latest
success has brought name and fame to Pakistan and has given it the worldwide
image of a progressive and sports loving nation. COPAA appeals to the
government of Pakistan to provide more funds for the development of cricket as a
national sport in Pakistan and give maximum aid and encouragement to Pakistan's
energetic cricket associations for expanding the base of cricket in the country and
the emergence of dedicated supporters of the game.
Pakistan's latest triumph in cricket will give a boost to the national cricket team and
enhance Pakistan's reputation in the many countries where cricket is played as a
national game. This victory will be a powerful moral booster to those Pakistanis
who are rendering creditable services to the IDPs and all those adversely affected
by the current affairs in the northwest part of Pakistan.
Cricket here in the US it is a thriving sport, and the cricket fields at Woodley boast
pitches that have been played upon by the famous as the late Omar Qureshi and
PM Zulifaqar Ali Bhutto, to recently as Asif Mohommad, Rizwan-us-Zaman and Harris
Khan.
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