Misbahul Haq defends celebratory push-ups
SHARJAH: Pakistan group captain Misbah-ul-Haq on Saturday shielded a celebratory press-ups his players do after high-profile successes, notwithstanding supervision critique behind home.
Press-ups (or push-ups) took off as a singular approach for Pakistan’s cricket group to applaud following a Test opposite England in Jul when Misbah himself initial forsaken to a belligerent to flex his muscles.
But on Wednesday, a inhabitant public member of a statute jubilee Pakistan Muslim League, Rana Mohammad Afzal objected to a demeanour of celebration.
No anathema on push-ups, clarifies Najam Sethi
“The push-ups are not associated to cricket,” Afzal pronounced during a station cabinet assembly in Islamabad. “What summary are Misbah and other players giving to a universe by doing push-ups?”
Misbah strike behind during a critique and insisted a jubilee was merely a “tribute to a Pakistan Army trainers” with whom a patrol had attended a aptness stay before to furloughed England.
“It should not have happened,” pronounced Misbah when asked about a conflict by Afzal. “I consider a summary was transparent that it’s not any disregard to a opponents or to uncover anything else.
“It’s a gesticulate to people we worked with (Army trainers) and a guarantee that we will give reverence to them.”
Misbah finished a press-ups a heading Pakistan character of jubilee after scoring a hundred in a Lord’s Test opposite England in July.
The whole group afterwards achieved press-ups after winning that Test.
The character became an present strike as Lord’s groundsmen, a radio commentator and hundreds of fans in Pakistan copied it.
Pakistan’s opener Azhar Ali also did press-ups on scoring a triple-hundred in a Dubai Test of a ongoing array opposite West Indies.
Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) executive cabinet authority Najam Sethi told a cabinet that it was adult to a players to applaud in whatever demeanour they liked.
“Push-ups are finished during a option of players,” Sethi said.
Misbah pronounced players can still applaud in whatever demeanour they want.
“It was elementary and there was no debate in a minds,” he said.
“It’s (up to) everyone’s discretion, though we know there is no disastrous thing in a minds.
“As distant as a push-ups, there is no anathema from a PCB and any actor can applaud in whatever demeanour he can, though it should not be disregard to a diversion or anyone.”
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