Guyanese fans wanted Pakistan

The disappointment that Pakistan fans felt when their team was knocked out of the World Cup has been echoed by members of Guyana's Muslim community. Had Pakistan made it to the Super Eights they would have played three matches in Guyana, but their place has been taken by Ireland.

Wazim Karim, a Guyanese cricket-watcher, said Pakistan's early exit was frustrating. "For the Muslims of Guyana, it was a big wound," he told AFP after playing cricket outside his local mosque. "They are our fellow Muslims and we would have got some good lessons in cricket and Islam from Mohammad Yousuf and Inzamam-ul-Haq."

Another fan, the coincidentally-named Mohamed Asif, said he had bought 50 tickets for Pakistan's three matches but tore them up as he had no interest in watching Ireland. "Pakistan going home has kept the people away from the stadium here," he said. "You know it takes someone to work for one week to buy a Pakistan shirt here and we bought them in numbers, but it proved useless and the Muslims of Guyana are disappointed for we thought they had the discipline."