Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) failed to please the netizens with the opening ceremony of the 6th season of Pakistan Super League (PSL) while some scenes led to a heated discussion between the government officials and journalists on social media.
Federal Minister for Science and Technology Fawad Chaudhry took to the field after senior journalist Ansar Abbasi called the ceremony a demonstration of shamelessness and obscenity.
Cricket fans also expressed their displeasure at the opening ceremony of PSL. The fans also raised objections that why did the board hold the inauguration in the Turkish city of Istanbul when the tournament was happening in Pakistan.
Meanwhile, the columnist and journalist Ansar Abbasi was stirred by the scenes in the PSL ceremony of what he deemed as obscenity.
He noted that the cricket board should be ashamed of showing indecency in the opening ceremony of the PSL.
PSL کی افتتاحی تقریب میں بے شرمی اور بے حیائی کا مظاہرہ کرنے پر PCB# کو شرم آنی چاہیے۔ کیا عمران خان اور ریاست مدینہ کی بات کرنے والی حکومت کو سرکاری سطح پر یہ بے ہودگی پھیلانا نظر نہیں آتا؟ پیمرا بھی یہ سب کچھ دیکھنے سے قاصر ہے۔ @ImranKhanPTI @TheRealPCB @Ali_MuhammadPTI
— Ansar Abbasi (@AnsarAAbbasi) February 20, 2021
Social media users also commented on Ansar Abbasi’s tweet.
What happened ?
— Javeria Siddique (@javerias) February 21, 2021
The federal minister also came in opposition of the senior journalist and criticized Ansar Abbasi.
Fawad said the state and especially the people of the middle class have surrendered to this thought process. He added that such kind of mentality will destroy society in the future.
Way Pakistan educated middle class and the State is just ignoring such bull shit and actually surrendering to this dangerous thought process we will end up becoming unliveable society https://t.co/2rHTJfkH1d
— Ch Fawad Hussain (@fawadchaudhry) February 20, 2021
Moreover, the cricket fans were not much impressed with the inauguration of PSL 6.
Wtf was this opening ceremony? Issey behtar tou meri khala ki maiyoon hui thi… #psl6anthem #PSL2021 #PSLopeningceremony #PSL6
— Miraal🌸 (@Miraalshayy) February 20, 2021
Even my friends are more real than this artificial ceremony . #PSL2021 pic.twitter.com/w0y8k46tSK
— Haashir Nadeem (@ouehaashir) February 20, 2021
A few people on Twitter expressed outrage on the duration of the much-awaited event.
Ceremony se lambi to Aima Baig ki sleeves thein👀😁#MatchDikhao pic.twitter.com/4hbI6lop14
— Syed Moin ✪ (@moinshah235) February 20, 2021
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Some social media users did not like the singers’ performances.
Mannnnnn how could you make someone like Atif Aslam lip synch! This is a crime! #PSL2021
— Hadeel Obaid (@hadouken51) February 20, 2021
Addressing Prime Minister Imran Khan on Twitter, some Pakistanis wrote that the holographic technology used in the ceremony could have been brought to Pakistan as well.
They questioned why PCB spent heavily and organize the event in Turkey.
@ImranKhanPTI Sir ceremony was based on graphically animation where Pakistani Singers are signing songs. Sir point is that this type of animation, even better then this can easily developed in Pakistan then why PCB has wasted dollars.
— Ali (@SYEDALIRAZA123) February 21, 2021
According to the netizens, all the artists could have performed in Pakistan along while all animation work could have been well executed indigenously too. They expressed that there was no reason for organizing the event in Istanbul.