'Bhai ye kya tamasha hai?': PSL faces troll storm after 'Mascot fight'

Social media erupted with disapproval aft the Pakistan Super League staged a melodramatic pre-match enactment during the clash betwixt Karachi Kings and Lahore Qalandars. Even earlier the archetypal shot was bowled, a scripted mascot scuffle astatine the flip grabbed attention, leaving players, commentators, and fans amused.The light-hearted “fight” betwixt the mascots rapidly went viral, with captains David Warner and Shaheen Shah Afridi struggling to incorporate their laughter. However, it was commentator Ramiz Raja who stole the amusement with his witty, play-by-play narration.‘Don’t spoil the pitch!’ – Ramiz adds comic goldAs the mascots mock-wrestled adjacent the pitch, Ramiz turned the infinitesimal into axenic amusement with his humorous commentary:“Well, it is called the classico. We've got Karachi Kings and Lahore Qalandars astatine each other's pharynx earlier the toss.

And there's a small spot of scuffle, I think, and thing serious. I just… don’t spoil the pitch, please. I deliberation that's enough. Enough, guys, enough. You tin permission now. We tin person the regular flip successful now.”

The humour continued arsenic helium turned to Warner and added:“There's a small trailer for you, David. In lawsuit you didn't recognize the rivalry betwixt Lahore and Karachi, we enacted 1 for you.”While the infinitesimal entertained many, societal media had mixed reactions. Several fans trolled the PSL for what they called an unnecessary and “over-the-top” act, questioning the request for staged play earlier a high-profile game. Others, however, enjoyed the light-hearted build-up, calling it a amusive mode to item the rivalry.