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Rikishi: "My office is just around Liberty Roundabout. While smoking on rooftop of our office (around 10th floor) ... i can hear the cheers from crowd and can feel the anxiety among Pakistani cricket lovers. Hats off to ZC for crafting smiles on Pakistani faces "

"I feel emotional.For the first time in my life, I have tears of joy in my eyes for cricket, as I sit here at the stadium waiting for the game to begin.The environment is electric here," says Dani, from the Gaddafi stadium

Abdul Basit: "Being Pakistani it does matter to me, who wins or loss today. What matter is, Pakistan's cricketing grounds are getting their souls back. I cordially thanks Zim Team to bring back life to our grounds. Thank you Zim once again. "

Hassaan: "Certainly a big day for most of the Pakistani cricketers today who never ever played an international game on their home soil before. Even though pitches here may not be too different from pitches in the UAE, the feeling of playing in their home country will certainly give the Pakistani players a big boost. "

Hammad: "Sitting just 15 km away from the stadium, could not get ticket, but the feeling is awesome" ----- Tell us more, Hammad. And all others who are in the ground or around. Share your stories.

Dr Danish Ebad: "Hats off to Zimbabwe for re-starting cricket in Pakistan.All of us Pakistanis thank you for this gift.Winning or losing doesn't really matter to me personally, what matters is that we'll finally get to see some sort of real "Home" series.I hope we get to see some more home cricket soon."


Ahmed: "I'm around 10km away from the Gaddafi Stadium and can sense the vibrant fresh breeze in this tremendous heat! Thanks to ZC for giving us this opportunity. It's only because of them that whoever I met today - irrespective of the age - was talking about the return of cricket to Pakistan and more importantly to the same city that witnessed the unfortunate event six-years ago. Really happy and emotional!"


Salman Zafar: "Welcome Zimbabwe. Welcome Back International cricket in Pakistan. I hope, now the door will open for all international teams in Pakistan. Cricket wins again; terrorists lose. Cricket Zindabad... Thanks Zimbabwe "

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