The 28-year-old, who made his international debut in 2000, drank the cleaning fluid, which was diluted with water, during breakfast, local media reports said. The doctor added that police were questioning housekeeping staff about how the incident had occurred and that the hotel had apologised to the player. The incident comes as India and Pakistan are gearing up to play their first cricket series since ties were broken after the deadly 2008 attacks in Mumbai. India is to host Pakistan for two T20 internationals and three 50 over matches from December 25, beginning in Bangalore. Matches will also be held in Ahmedabad, Chennai, Kolkata and the last game will be played in New Delhi on January 6. This is a shocking, disgraceful and shameful act. Even if it was accidental, this is unpardonable. There needs to be apology and compensation for the player. Not to mention that the player should be given pakistan blind cricket team of medical treatment. I am an Indian and have no qualms saying what I am. No body is talking about going to war, just simple plain investigation that usually happens after a crime. Relax, your Indian buddies would still think of you as a cool dude, someone who in their defense would consider a straight-forward heading as a racist comment even if it states the truth. Shame on those who poured acid in the disabled man's food. This shows the extent to which Hindu nationalists in India hate Muslims in general and Pakistanis in particular. I'm glad our forefathers had the wisdom to get our own homeland otherwise we would have been facing such hate crimes on a daily basis. Those who talk of peace between India and Pakistan live in a fool's paradise. There can never be peace between the two pakistan blind cricket team. Proud to be a Pakistani. Pak blind cricket team captain discharged, says he consumed phenyl by mistake Bangalore: The captain of Pakistan's blind cricket team, who was hospitalised on Saturday after mistakenly consuming phenyl, has been discharged. Before leaving pakistan blind cricket team, Zeeshan Abbas said that he had consumed the liquid by mistake and that no one had given it to him. Meanwhile, the hotel where the incident happened has apologised to the player. Sources say that the matter has been resolved. Police claimed that Abbas consumed the diluted phenyl in a hurry after a hotel cleaning staff left the bottle on a table by mistake. Team manager Bilal Satti, however, had alleged foul play. How could such an incident take place. What was an acid bottle doing on the breakfast table. I don't buy their explanation that it was kept on the table by mistake. I think somebody put the acid inside the bottle on purpose. When a bind person accidentally drinks from a carelessly left over table-cleaning detergent, and taken to hospital and sent back after symptomatic treatment by doctors without hospitalization - the incident is high lighted as purposeful acid feeding. The reactions clearly shows the India Pakistan cricket is not yet ready for resumption. Mishaps can happen again would only deteriorate the fragile tempers. Let us wait till mature relationship is possible. An attempt to build bridges should not result in bitter bridge burning. You're apologizing 'on behalf of your country'?. Read the local papers of Bangalore. The team was not supposed to be having breakfast on the terrace where this occured. The housekeeping staff were still cleaning the place. The staff member has come forward and apologized. Why are you dragging the entire country into this. And who gave you the authority to apologize on 'behalf of the country'???????. pakistan blind cricket team Please read this before commenting Mr. Abbasi consumed two sips, and later complained to the hotel management. It could not be confirmed if the liquid was placed at the team's breakfast table, or if Mr. Abbasi picked up the bottle elsewhere. By accident, the player must have picked it up, and then he was fine. And he deposited the bottle at the reception. I think the issue has been escalated more than what it should have been. But when he complained of soreness in the throat, he was rushed to hospital where he was pronounced normal. The coach of the team said that the the hotel authority had apologized and the matter had been resolved. I almost fell off my chair pakistan blind cricket team a couple of comments which actually say that the incident was deliberate because the Indian team lost a cricket match to Pakistan in a tournament for the blind!!. The bottle contained diluted soap, not acid. The cricketer was discharged from a local hospital with the medical staff saying that he was not in any danger at any point of time. The team was not scheduled to have breakfast on the terrace where this incident occured. The housekeeping staff was still cleaning the area. The concerned staff-member has apologized. The media has had a field day. Sorry to say, but gullible Pakistani citizens are being taken for a ride by conspiracy theorists who are having a field day too. Pakistanis need to live in the real world. Really sorry for what happened. We India should have taken care of our guests better. I cannot imagine the consequences if something had happened to him. This brings another question to mind. When there is so much mistrsust amongst us, should we really be palying cricket with each other. It is easy to blame an entire country for such an incident when that country blames Pakistan for every incident on its own soil. Very much regret on Pakistani media and government. They should protest and order inquiry. Just think if same thing happen in pakistan with indian player, what will happen. Again we should not jump to conclusion. I am not an Indian and will not believe that Indians as a nation would willfully be responsible for this unfortunate incident. If this was premeditated then it is another example of evil seen on both sides of the border. Pakistanis should not forget the assault on the Sri Lankans in Lahore. That was not perpretated by the Pakistani people. Let the judicial probe continue pakistan blind cricket team if it is found to be accidental ,then it is a business transaction and requires appropriate compensation. Firstly I condemn the callous attitude of this hotel staff. They must be made to pay a price for this so it does not happen to any other blind person Indian or Pakistani. There is a report in a bangalore daily that both the housekeeper and the supervisor have been dismissed from service. The police also should properly investigate to see if there was a psychopath amongst the staff who did this before giving a clean chit. Truly most Pakistanis will understand that this is not something that the system or society condones or supports. As an aside you people should check with misbah-ul-haq how the crowd reacted when he went out to bat for the Bangalore Royal Challengers at the chinnaswamy stadium. I was looking around the stadium saying this is not happening a Pakistani cricketer getting this many cheers. Also I was next to the Pakistani 'Chahcha' the bearded guy while watching the most recent India and Pakistan test match at Bangalore and he seemed to be having a good time. The point is please stop being emotional and be rational. Yes that applies to Indians too. Phenyl is not acid as mentioned in some comments but disinfectant liquid used for cleaning purpose. Though, being an Indian this incident is very embarrassing, specially if it happened to any foreign guest. But, we should take it as accident only. Please do not try to search conspiracy theory angle into this. Whereas I feel horrible about this accident and pray about healthy recovery of Mr. Abbasi, I am wondering about Mr. Abbasi's sense of smell before sipping and consuming a contaminated beverage. Can someone shed some light on it. Also, the incident must be fully investigated and and culprits should be punished. However, making this incident a conspiracy between Pakistan and India is basically fanning the existing hostilities. Find out the facts and take the high road. The hotel management besides the security staff must be taken to task for such casual attitude in taking care of our guests from across the border. Wish a quick recovery to the captain. This was a very dangerous way to show its intolerance. In India cleaning staff uses mineral water bottles to keep soap solution. There is a hole in the cap through which soap solution oozes out and is used to clean floors and furniture. It is probable that a bottle was mistakenly left on the table. It is also possible that someone left it by design on the table. I support an investigation in which Pakistanis should also be involved. This is a shameful incident and a thorough investigation is warranted. Imran, we are a nation of apologists. Don't expect anything will happen on this issue. Our cricket chief sent a 'get well soon' message to Bal Thakray a few weeks ago. Wasn't it better to just be quiet. It seems people at the helm of cricket affairs have no sense of responsibility and are ignorant of sensibilities of a nation and are good at further embarrassing an already defeated and low-spirited nation. Is he the next ambassador to England or France. Its unnatural for a acid bottle to be given to blind instead of mineral water. Yes Investigation has to be conducted and truth should be ascertained whether a conspiracy was hatched by some one. I think innocents should not be confused for terrorists. The cricketers are come into India in a legal way having visa permission from government of India. Some of the Indians have to be educated that all Pakistanis are not kasabs or hafeez syed, osama bin laden or mullah omar. As an Indian I pray for his health and speedy recovery to god. God bless him and give peace to his parents. I ask all Indians to pray for his health and recovery. I also want to ask Chairman Blind Cricket Council Sultan Shah where was he and what was he doing when the unfortunate incident took place. First of all, there is no excuse for the hotel management for committing such a blunder with any human being who cant see properly. Its more embarrassing when it happens to a guest. Secondly, i laud dawn for producing the name of the chemical. Other pakistani newspapers are reporters are claiming that he was given a glass of acid. Know the difference between pheynl an acid people. No wonder agha waqar is a hero over there.
