Zahra speaks

Supporting Pakistan had been my priority ever since I started watching and following cricket, 10 years ago. I've witnessed some eras of the legends like Misbah-ul-Haq, Shahid Afridi and Younus Khan. The energy and intensity that these legends showed on the field was eye-candy for the true lovers of the game. However, there has always been a lack of planning within the board which drove to a lot of blunders in the past and it was somewhat the reason behind our team's elimination from the World Cup, 2019. Image Courtesy: ACE NEWS The Setbacks This tournament suffered the biggest set back in the form of weather. Many of the matches were washed away and our points were compromised. In the match against India, however, the case was entirely different. The team's body language was very blue and that demotivated everyone. It wasn't about the performance or the dls, the team was very downhearted, for some reason. Rather than blowing up controversial theories, I'd on...

We have to distinguish between education and knowledge. Any school or institute, however great or marvellous it is, does not always render knowledge. There is a clear difference. A person establishes the personality in educational institutes but knowledge comes from experience and it does not necessarily involve education. Children, nowadays, are so stuffed up in studies that they don't get any chance to get any real exposure to the world. The new technology introduced advanced video gaming which officially ended the physical gaming. This is one of the darkest aspects of technology. Previously, people used to send their children off to play various sports or learn talents in the summer vacations but now that has stopped too. The school applies too much pressure on the children in the form of holiday's homework. According to my thinking, this practise should stop. The children should be encouraged to learn new skills or sports for the holidays. The schools can even organiz...