Karachi and Lahore : Rapture !

Sarfraz Ahmed, Pakistan's title-winning captain, was received by

the mayor of Karachi and the Sindh sports minister,

who honoured him with a traditional Sindhi cap and an ajrak [shawl]

Left-arm seamer Rumman Raees, who was one of three debutants in the tournament

touched down in Karachi as well.

Shadab Khan, the 18-year old legspinner, and Imad Wasim

landed in Islamabad before dispersing to their homes in Rawalpindi !

Fakhar Zaman, who smashed his maiden ODI hundred  named Player of the Final

was met by his family in Peshawar.

He will travel with them to his hometown of Katlang in Mardan.

He dedicated his success to the Pakistan Navy, who had trained him

to become a sailor before he switched careers  ;D

Lahore was an absolute buzz of activity even in the wee hours of the night !!

So many fans turned up to greet their cricketers  8)

chanting "Pakistan Zindabad"

Hasan Ali was in great demand for bowling Pakistan to their sensational victory.

His flight landed 40 minutes late but the moment he appeared,

the screams for selfies became deafening.

Along with him came Babar, Ashraf and Shehzad

who were showered with rose petals, presented with a special guard of honour

by the Lahore police band, and escorted to their vehicles. .

Five of the squad -

Mohammad Amir, Junaid Khan, Mohammad Hafeez, Shoaib Malik and Azhar Ali

- stayed back in England.

Roaring "Pakistan"

the well wishers responded with "Zindabad" 

From cricketwindies.com to our members and viewers in Pakistan :

Shabash !!

Hasan ali goes back to his Roti and Rice  ::LOL::

"For the past few months I have not been eating rice and roti.

I am eating all these disgusting things that have no taste.

Now I eat mostly grilled food" .