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Nation lauds Sarfaraz Ahmed for wearing shalwar kameez while meeting Queen Elizabeth

Captain seems to already have won the hearts of many prior to the team's first match

Entertainment Desk May 30, 2019

Sarfaraz Ahmed, Pakistan cricket team's captain, met Britain's Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, along with other skippers ahead of World Cup 2019 opening party at The Mall, in front of Buckingham Palace in central London, on Wednesday.

Picture perfect 📸#WeHaveWeWill #CWC19 #SarfarazAhmed pic.twitter.com/YuLCvR9ek6
— Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) May 29, 2019

The captain, Ahmed, clad in a crisp white shalwar kameez and a dark green blazer represented Pakistan with its national dress and we laud him for it!

Earlier today at the Buckingham Palace!#CWC19 #WeHaveWeWill #SarfarazAhmed pic.twitter.com/cxLSODXvBp
— Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) May 29, 2019

Twitter seems to love Ahmed's cultural representation.

#SarfarazAhmed MASSIVE RESPECT to our Captain Sarfraz for wearing our national dress. World Cup jeeto ya haaro per Dil jeet liya bhai!!!!! pic.twitter.com/qbmn6HlcuB
— Hamza Ali Abbasi (@iamhamzaabbasi) May 29, 2019

Those people who are making fun of his English should understand that it is just a language.
Moreover, they are the reason why I still believe that Angraiz to chly gye peechy GHULAM chor gye.#SarfarazAhmed looking amazing in the dress. Best of luck for the #ICCWorldCup2019 pic.twitter.com/G7lu5233IS
— Muhammad Furqan (@Muhamma89956319) May 30, 2019

https://twitter.com/Msherazasif/status/1133962974417358848

https://twitter.com/Khurramzinbox/status/1133964717737816070

https://twitter.com/moonalala/status/1133822190607114240

Trust me whatever you do, there'll be people who will still criticize you. Follow your heart. Just know that y'all don't need everyone's approval to be happy.
We are super proud of you #SarfarazAhmed
Make us more proud by winning that cup! 🇵🇰❤️ pic.twitter.com/35ohNf6CcS
— Zainab Janjua (@Zainab___Janjua) May 30, 2019

https://twitter.com/imPakistaniLAD/status/1133781528629186566

Only cricketer with his National dress, we all Pakistan nation salute you #SarfarazAhmed pic.twitter.com/IQotGrhLq8
— Mehran Mani (@50Mmn) May 29, 2019

https://twitter.com/Khushi_Bukhari_/status/1133801498033426433

https://twitter.com/Khushi_Bukhari_/status/1133755331715244032

Sarfaraz wearing Shalwar Kameez representing Pakistani culture. That's my boy. Proud of you 💚#SarfarazAhmed #CWC19 pic.twitter.com/dDzMRYQwKR
— Farwa 🌸🇵🇰 (@farwaa_zaidi5) May 29, 2019

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COMMENTS (4)

omar | 5 years ago | Reply Sherwani formal

Ali | 5 years ago | Reply People are criticizing #SarfarazAhmed for not wearing suit and tie. We all should be proud of him representing our Culture, our National attire on such big occasion for him and his country.

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Sher | 5 years ago | Reply Thank you Sarfaraz for wearing our national dress and making us all proud! The best of luck to the Pakistan team for World Cup 2019!

Dark Nutella | 5 years ago | Reply To be correct, he’s wearing shalwar kurta. That’s not a kameez. Secondly, just because the twitterati are making an issue out of nothing, does not mean ET should repeat it without fact-checking. Specifically, who exactly criticized Sarfaraz Ahmad for not donning a suit and tie? Was it one person? Was it ten? Or does it just make a better story if we believe there are self-hating Pakistanis out there attacking him for Apparently being an “uber Pakistani”?

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