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HEADLINE: Emrit stranded after explosion
CaribbeanCricket.com
2017-09-14 06:31:28
T&T cricketer and Guyana Amazon Warriors captain Rayad Emrit was on the cricket field in Kabul, when the suicide bomber blew himself up outside the ground in Afghanistan yesterday.
Emrit is the only West Indian cricketer taking part in the Afghanistan T20 league called the Shpageeza. He is playing for the Boost Defenders and was on the field when the action occurred. Speaking to Guardian Media Sports the former T&T captain said: “We were in the field bowling when the situation occurred. It was the second over of the innings and we heard a loud explosion go off on the outside. I felt the stadium shake, such was the force of this explosion. When I looked outside I saw a tall building shaking and broken glass all over. The entire area of the building was in smoke. We were told by officials that it was a gas cylinder that went off.”
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Emir
2017-09-14 07:34:57
In reply to CaribbeanCricket.com
Misleading headline from the Trinidad Guardian, perhaps they are competing with the Express to see who is more sensational.
A More Accurate and Honest Headline here from the Newsday
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I Wish Emrit a safe flight back home.
DirtyDan
2017-09-14 08:19:51
Narper
2017-09-14 08:23:01
Money can't buy life....Emrit should get de fcuk out of there
positiveg
2017-09-14 08:23:12
In reply to DirtyDan
That's the exact same thought that went through my head
doosra
2017-09-14 08:25:46
making a lil hustle
people do that man
same can be said of Badree and Sammy in Pakistan?
go safely Riyad
Riyad desperately wants to play T20 for the WI and he is doing all he can to get a look in...that's how i see it
oldcar
2017-09-14 09:02:24
In reply to doosra
agreed. family to take care of.
black
2017-09-14 09:24:21
He will be fine, there are lots of foreigners in Kabul. He has to be smart and stay away from areas, known to be dangerous.
sgtdjones
2017-09-14 09:42:18
In reply to Emir
Emrit, a resident of El Dorado continued: We were still very shaken and we just went through the motions. We ended up winning the game but still it was not the same. It is only when the match ended, we heard the true story of what occurred.
It was not a nice situation. The Alescon Comets player said he decided to stay in the stadium and finish the game because it was safer inside there. Emrit added that he wants to come home (T&T), but is unable to, as the next available flight is on Friday.
If you read the report what is misleading?
They didn't tell the players the truth till after the game
tc1
2017-09-14 09:43:31
In reply to black
u were there
tc1
2017-09-14 09:45:18
In reply to oldcar
he is going to leave now, so your logic is weak
sgtdjones
2017-09-14 10:02:41
The other overseas players at the ground were Emrits teammates Cameron Delport (South Africa) and Morne van Wyk (South Africa). Delport was a member of the Trinidad and Tobago Red Steel in the CPL in the past. The Zimbabwean trio of Vusi Sibanda, Sikandar Raza and Ryan Burl were representing Knights. The match was stopped briefly, but once the Afghanistan government-appointed security gave the clearance, it resumed.
Narper
2017-09-14 12:32:50
In reply to oldcar
agreed. family to take care of.
Unless he has a massive life insurance...dead man can't take care of family
JOJO
2017-09-14 12:40:33
In reply to doosra
Pakistan and Afghanistan are very different both in terms of the level of safety and the ability of the authorities to provide security. I understand the guys going to Pakistan--it is for a very limited number of games that are being organized at the highest level. But Afghanistan?
granite
2017-09-14 13:03:11
Priapus
2017-09-14 13:20:15
Is he that strapped for cash that he is willing to put his life at risk for a payday? No amount of security guarantees can compensate for going to volatile areas like Afghanistan and Pakistan.
Halliwell
2017-09-14 15:58:22
In reply to Priapus
Tell that to hundreds of normal engineers and oilmen working Iraq and Nigeria
Or the many sailors passing through the Somali coast
doosra
2017-09-14 17:14:42
In reply to JOJO
sometimes we don't know a people circumstances. from the outside it is easy to say yay or nay...
i can tell you first hand that if you have certain things to take care of you have no choice but to take risks...and i mean legitimate things to take care of
Priapus
2017-09-14 17:24:42
In reply to doosra
sometimes we don't know a people circumstances. from the outside it is easy to say yay or nay...
i can tell you first hand that if you have certain things to take care of you have no choice but to take risks...and i mean legitimate things to take care of
That may be true. But there are also times when it is all about chasing the dollar regardless of the threat to one's personal security.
Baje
2017-09-14 19:23:19
Is Afghanistan any more dangerous than Caribbean countries or Lain American countries? We have some of the highest murder rates in the world. Yes thee are terrorists, but there are also security to protect you.
Chrissy
2017-09-14 19:59:06
In reply to doosra
Crazy - nuff easier hustles available
imusic
2017-09-14 20:00:38
In reply to Baje
Great question
bravos
2017-09-14 22:28:45
In reply to Halliwell
Dey ain go see dat post..but I believe a lot of goodwill was involved in Emrit's decision also..of course he would've gotten a stipend,but this wasn't about no cash reward,this was more than that..how much friggin Afghan league paying anyway?
Emrit is a T&T and WI ambassador and I'm very proud of him for supporting the real people of Afghanistan and that region.
We've heard about 'mercenaries' but Emrit is a true soldier here..
Baje
2017-09-14 22:46:39
In reply to imusic
Afghanistan reported murder rate is half that of Barbados
Emir
2017-09-14 22:52:10
In reply to bravos
Emrit is a T&T and WI ambassador and I'm very proud of him for supporting the real people of Afghanistan and that region.
Well said.
Some of the comments in here just have me shaking my head.
tc1
2017-09-14 22:59:35
In reply to bravos
It's the same good will/ WI ambassadors that the rebels during their tour of SA
che
2017-09-14 23:06:22
In reply to Baje
Maaan quit de fcukery...yuh sayin dem gats 10-12 homicides a year ...Afgahnistan is a war zone...Kabul is most dangerous city pon earth
Judgement
2017-09-15 06:23:14
In reply to che
Exactly, the stupidity on this MB never ceases to amaze me! How the fack can you compare Barbados to Afghanistan that is considered one of the highest risk countries in the world by almost every foreign embassy in the world? It is war ravaged and is the top breeding ground for terrorist activity next to Pakistan. Take a visit and see for yourself you bunch of numbskulls (and hopefully you make it out alive and hopefully other countries won't then look at your passport and wonder what you been doing there in the first place!).
Emir
2017-09-15 06:59:16
In reply to tc1
It's the same good will/ WI ambassadors that the rebels during their tour of SA
Yuh serious?
Narper
2017-09-15 09:26:52
In reply to bravos
Emrit is a T&T and WI ambassador and I'm very proud of him for supporting the real people of Afghanistan and that region.
Would you go there to do private work?
Narper
2017-09-15 09:28:38
In reply to Baje
but there are also security to protect you.
Really?
The security can't even protect themselves
bravos
2017-09-15 09:35:58
In reply to Narper
Maybe if I became friends with a couple of them after working together when they visited my country and others..
This was a personal investment.
bravos
2017-09-15 09:38:45
In reply to tc1
It's the same good will/ WI ambassadors that the rebels during their tour of SA
WICB or WICB sanctioned events do not hold the monopoly on regional goodwill.
You like a doubles with no pepper bruh,buh doh worry ah have it here,ah have hot kuchela too..
bravos
2017-09-15 09:39:31
In reply to Emir
Dey slight bad..
Narper
2017-09-15 09:50:23
In reply to bravos
Maybe if I became friends with a couple of them after working together when they visited my country and others..
Believe me...you don't want to go there...help from where you are...but going there is extremely high risk
Very very nice people....My neighbor is from there...a co worker is from there...I have students who are from there....they don't want to go back there ....
bravos
2017-09-15 09:59:12
In reply to Narper
I know..but on the other hand there are people who still go,so there's really no argument here,it's all subjective opinion.
Would he necessarily have been 100% safer on the Tube.London Bridge or Paris on the wrong day?
This scourge that affects us all and needs to be wiped out,and a major step in attaining that is the validation and recognition of the good people caught up in the middle,else there's no hope.
sgtdjones
2017-09-15 10:02:25
In reply to bravos
You like a doubles with no pepper bruh,buh doh worry ah have it here,ah have hot kuchela too..
hahahaha
be easy on Limestone tc1, he is good peeps.
bravos
2017-09-15 10:09:44
tc1
2017-09-15 10:17:15
In reply to Emir
good will was to 'make money'
sgtdjones
2017-09-15 10:19:25
Not good for cricket
PRESIDENT of the Trinidad and Tobago Cricket Board (TTCB), Azim Bassarath, has described the bombing close to Wednesdays T20 cricket match in Afghanistan involving TTs Rayad Emrit as unfortunate.
Bassarath, however, praised the bravery of players from top cricket nations for taking part in the Afghanistan T20 league.
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tc1
2017-09-15 10:42:22
In reply to bravos
even if a person is your brother, you should always try to have an honest discussion.
Describing Emmrit action as a goodwill ambassador is your way of defending the young man, for going to Afghan.if Afghanistan was not at war, the story would be different.
By the way, Emrit played for my home team Maple with Kemar a couple years ago.
tc1
2017-09-15 10:47:52
Khaga
2017-09-15 11:00:28
Emrit thinks Kabul safer than Port of Spain..