If we talk about sports in Pakistan, nothing else is visible except cricket, which is a sad thing, but the fact is exactly this, it is not that any other sport is not played in this country. But hardly any other sport gets as much recognition as cricket and other players are also quite worried that they work harder than cricketers and make a name for themselves in their game but they are still not given importance by the government and public. They do not get any recognition, even after winning gold medals at the international level.
In the month of Ramadan tap ball cricket and especially night tap ball cricket is seen more than requirement. All over Pakistan you will see young people playing tap ball cricket on every street, and now it is not just limited to the streets, the best kind of tournaments are organized in huge grounds costing lakhs of rupees. And now big brands also sponsor these tournaments.
As far as tape ball players are concerned, whether they are batsmen or bowlers, every Pakistani know them, for example, Taimur Mirza, Asad Shah (Mr. Three Sixties), Khurram Chakwal, Bahadur Lefty, Zaheer Kalia, Dawood Pathan and countless other tape ball cricket stars like them who have become famous not only in Pakistan but across the world. Their living conditions and expenses are not less than any international cricketers, they are also regularly paid heavily by different teams to make them play cricket. It will not be wrong to say that tape ball cricket is also a professional cricket.
In Ramadan, each region of Karachi organizes a tournament named after its region, for example, the All-Pakistan Open Tap Ball Championship tournament is held at Landhi Social Ground, Gulshan Mamaar has the Mamaar Cup, Malir Cantt has the Cantt Cup, Steel Town Cup is held in Steel Town and in the same way every small and big area of Karachi participates in this race.
Now the thing to understand is that when so many people participate in a cricket and spectators are also in large numbers and want to see their favorite player, want to take a picture with him and enjoy their game in the ground. It is also often seen that when a favorite player hits a good six or a favorite bowler makes a perfect dismissal, people come and give them cash as prize. Which is a good thing as fans of cricket players appreciate and encourage talent.
Now when this tape ball cricket is going on in every city of Pakistan in such a good way, then does it not become the duty of the government to adopt this tape ball cricket as a professional as well? And should the government of Pakistan not organize big competitions of this cricket at country level? Where not only the government of Pakistan can help in providing a platform to these cricketers but also the cash money involved in this whole process can also be taxed.
Because when the government of Pakistan organizes it, everything will have a procedure and it will run in order. In this way, the cricketers will also be encouraged and a soft image of Pakistan will go around the world. Remember that tap ball cricket competitions are held not only in Pakistan but all over the world. If Pakistan follows this and organizes an international event by inviting other teams of the world to Pakistan, it will not only take its credit but will also make money from these kinds of events. Government must pay attention to promotion of tape ball cricket.
