Sana Mir and the girls are in India for the Women's World Twenty20 Series

17 Mar, 2016

Cricket is on (almost) every Pakistani's mind these days - and we're letting the world know.

On social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter, Pakistanis are using profile photo filters to extend their support to the country's cricket teams. (We've also used the mechanism to start an peace initiative that piqued Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg's interest.)

It's a pity, though, that we have to choose between supporting the women's cricket team with a filter that features captain Sana Mir and her girls or the men's cricket team with a green swoosh that frames our faces on the bottom. Perhaps, we can alternate.

Also read: Pakistan women's cricket team gets stylist with off-duty kurtas

Some celebs, however, have sided resolutely with the women's cricket team:

Director/actor Sarmad Khoosat and musician/philanthropist Shehzad Roy

Singer/comedian Ali Gul Pir and TV host Anoushey Ashraf

Policy analyst/writer Raza Rumi and lawyer/political activist Jibran Nasir

The hashtag took off on Twitter too, with several shout-outs to the team, particularly Javaira Khan who was injured yesterday:

Comments

Kamal siddiqui Mar 17, 2016 05:32pm

will sana mir performance justify her as a team member, she have her friends in team and merit girls are out first of all she should be remove as captain and players. we have seen first defeat against west indies women t20 w/cups

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AXH Mar 18, 2016 03:57am

@Kamal siddiqui - Give it a rest please. Instead of injecting distraction, let the girls play.

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