Rawalpindi Express Shoaib Akhtar expressed how disheartened he felt after hearing the lyrics and beat of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) 6 anthem.
The anthem, Groove Mera, continues to be criticized by social media users. The legendary, Naseebo Lal is also being severely blamed for ruining the whole vibe of the anthem.
Apart from the users, Former Pakistan fast bowler, Shoaib Akhtar, sarcastically said in a video that he going to file a case against Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) for finalizing the vocalists.
Really disappointed by the anthem this year. Is this how you’re taking PSL brand up? Going down every year. Kon banata hai yeh.
Full review: https://t.co/WozlCcSSrg#psl6anthem #PSL6 pic.twitter.com/zfcQrNvruu
— Shoaib Akhtar (@shoaib100mph) February 10, 2021
PSL anthem’s composer, Zulfiqar Jabbar Khan’s formula failed this time too, but he is not ready to admit it.
Besides, Naseebo Lal is happy and satisfied despite the negative reaction.
Naseebo Lal ignored the criticism against her after the release of the anthem and is happy that she was given the opportunity to sing the anthem for the first time.
’آج تک کسی نے ترانہ گانے نہیں دیا‘: نصیبو لعل
نصیبو لعل پاکستان سپر لیگ کے نئے ترانے کی ریلیز کے بعد خود پر ہونے والی تنقید کو نظر انداز کرتے ہوئے خوشی سے اشک بار ہوگئیں۔ pic.twitter.com/BGUPKjnLae
— Independent Urdu (@indyurdu) February 10, 2021
The former fast bowler said that the singers do not know the meaning of Groove themselves.
Meanwhile, Zulfiqar Khan shared a post by an Instragam user who had praised the song which has rather received mixed reactions.
Addressing singer Ali Zafar, a user named Hunters was pleased that Ali Zafar was not chosen to sing PSL anthem.
Some users believed that Zulfiqar Khan was himself behind the post to weigh off criticism his composed-song has garnered since the release.
In response to it, social media activist Mahwash Ajaz tweeted Shoaib Akhtar’s video of riling PSL anthem.
🤣🤣 @shoaib100mph saying what we’ve all been saying for days now #pslanthem6 pic.twitter.com/odgKYgTO7h
— Mahwash Ajaz 🇵🇰 (@mahwashajaz_) February 10, 2021
Mahwash also commented ‘Pathetic’ in reply to the user who had praised Zulfiqar Khan.
Pathetic. https://t.co/8w5Q59nVjR
— Mahwash Ajaz 🇵🇰 (@mahwashajaz_) February 10, 2021
Contrarily, celebrities also came forward in support of the anthem and criticized Shoaib Akhtar for making fun of the efforts made by the vocalists.
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Sarwar of Pyar Ke Sadqay, Omair Rana, also appreciated the anthem adding that the pitch is very engaging.
“Aaj dekhey ga crowd!” I like it. I like the best. That haunting pitch has stuck with me. And the video is gooood! Too bad I’m no Shoaib Akhtar and sensation sells. Now, looking forward to PSL6!!
— Omair Rana (@omairana) February 11, 2021
In addition to it, musician Haroon Shahid also cleared the meaning of the word ‘Groove’ which was probably misspelled with ‘Grove’, and suggested Shoaib Akhtar support the artists besides criticizing them.
Ok I’m not demeaning Shoaib Akhtar but when he talks about aesthetics then let’s talk about the way he commentates in English. Unfortunately, not a sentence goes by with grammatical errors. How dare he insult those young musicians in that manner! Aiday tussi A R Rahman 🤷🏻♂️
— Haroon Shahid (@Haroon_5hahid) February 10, 2021
Previously, Zulfiqar Khan also composed the anthem for PSL-5 with Arif Lohar and other singers last year and the attempt to experiment with 22 musical instruments in the song had also miserably failed.