Indians & Pakistanis Stand By Sarfaraz Who Was Trolled For Wearing Traditional Clothes At Buckingham Palace

Just a day before the start of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019, the skippers of the 10 participating teams had a pit stop at the Buckingham Palace to meet the Queen. The lavish garden party, thrown by Queen Elizabeth II, also had the presence of Prince Harry who met and interacted with the captains.

However, while every skipper was dressed in a suit, Pakistan’s Sarfaraz Ahmed chose to go with the national dress of his country, the ‘shalwar kameez’. He paired his white traditional attire with a green colored blazer and definitely stood out from the lot.

Speaking about the same, the wicket-keeper batsman mentioned that it was a moment of immense pride for him to represent Pakistan in its national dress in front of the Queen. And rightfully, fellow Pakistani’s agreed.

Way to go Sarfaraz! Check out PIA's pride, our very own captain looking handsome as ever in our national dress and we wish the best of luck to team Pakistan! Break a leg! #PIA #CWC19 @SarfarazA_54 pic.twitter.com/zfxdPYlIsQ

— PIA (@Official_PIA) May 30, 2019

https://twitter.com/AhsanAhmed90/status/1133805525546741763?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1133805525546741763&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Findianexpress.com%2Farticle%2Ftrending%2Ftrending-globally%2Fworld-cup-2019-tarek-fatah-trolls-sarfaraz-ahmed-for-wearing-traditional-outfit-while-meeting-queen-netizens-defend-5756474%2F

However, there were some who opted to troll Sarfaraz for wearing a ‘kurta pajama’ at the gathering. One of the most disrespectful comments came from columnist Tarek Fatah who mocked the Pakistani skipper and wrote,

“Every other captain, Afghanistan, Australia, Bangladesh, England, India, SouthAfrica, NewZealand, West Indies & Zimbabwe is smartly turned out in jacket & tie, but no, not the Pakistani. No sir, not him. I’m surprised he didn’t come in his Lungi-Banyan-Topi costume. How does …?”

Captains of #Cricket playing nations competing 4 the #CricketWorldCup had a photoshoot with the Queen. Guess who came dressed in his pyjamas? None other than the #Pakistan captain (back row, left). Take a look at him in the other pic. How does one country produce …? #CricketWC pic.twitter.com/hXxbxrfzlj

— Tarek Fatah (@TarekFatah) May 30, 2019

Every other captain, Afghanistan, Australia, Bangladesh, England, India, SouthAfrica, NewZealand, West Indies & Zimbabwe is smartly turned out in jacket & tie, but no, not the Pakistani. No sir, not him. I’m surprised he didn’t come in his Lungi-Banyan-Topi costume. How does …?

— Tarek Fatah (@TarekFatah) May 30, 2019

Fatah’s tweets went viral in no time and much to his surprise, both Indian and Pakistani fans came together to slam him for his shameful words. While some mentioned that there is nothing wrong with Sarfaraz’s outfit, the others highlighted that one doesn’t need to follow western norms all the time.

See absolutely nothing wrong with that. He is dressed well, looks good, embraces his culture, is confident enough to wear what he is comfortable in. See no reason for making any concessions for the queen.

— Jai Hind (@mrjaihind) May 30, 2019

It's really sad that even in such a competitive world, we are judging based on clothes. Let me remind you sir, we Indians too have almost same culture and it's good if @SarfarazA_54 wants to promote his culture. Also, GROW UP.

— Mohita (@itsmohitahere) May 30, 2019

I am an Indian and I don't see any wrong in Sarfaraj wearing kurta pyjama… Jacket and tie is good but what is wrong in wearing what is formal in his country.

— shashanko aditya (@shashankoaditya) May 30, 2019

You brother, these are not pyjamas, this is a shalwar and qameez. Would you have the same comment if an Arab came wearing an Arab dress. Please respect the dress of others. You may want to look western. Not everyone does!

— Khurram Nawaz Gandapur (@GandapurPAT) May 30, 2019

@TarekFatah sahab I don't agree with you this time. We should proudly showcase our culture to this world. Our culture, dress and history tells who we are! These English looted our country earlier and now will tell us how to dress?

— Arpit Gupta (@arrpitguptaa) May 30, 2019

https://twitter.com/BeLikeDhoni/status/1133925939488804864

If you are given a chance to meet queen, will you change your name to Duke, John, Anthony or Robert ?

— Issaac zala (@issaac_zala) May 30, 2019

He is sticking to tradition; that's in a way rebellious. Why follow the British code. Although it's a different story, it's brit games played in britain; who ruled us for Centuries.

— Vadin (@SunBunAurPun) May 30, 2019

I differ on this. what is the harm if someone dresses in his own country's dress. why it is essential to wear suit in England? If that be so, will every foreigner visiting PM Modi, should essentially wear kurta paizama? and alternately should all ladies wear skirt in England?

— ketan Satnalia (@kesa1917) May 30, 2019

Honestly … Whats wrong with what he's wearing… You can represent your country with traditional clothes… He did have a blazer on… I honestly don't understand the craze for looking more like them and less like us… Either ways everybody looks 👍👍

— Nemesis♐ (@fara_s) May 30, 2019

Do not agree with you this time Tarek Saheb, if someone is wearing the national dress, Perfect. Let us come out of this slave mentality. Would have loved if Virat also had some Indian dress. Let is not criticise just for the sake of criticism

— Anil Sachdeva – TTT (@anilca95) May 30, 2019

I am sure if the queen ever visits Pakistan or India she won't wear Shalwar/Kameez or sarhi. There is no shame in wearing your traditional dress. And there is totally no harm in not poking your nose in some other person's business. https://t.co/Xj7IWkoTy1

— mota flower. (@fatilyEverafter) May 30, 2019

If Colonial Hangover were a person https://t.co/HGUmrrH1Ws

— Laali (@LaraibZehra94) May 30, 2019

I'm not even Pakistani but I'm proud of this man for embracing his roots like this. Well done Sarfaraz! 👏 #respect https://t.co/N3lDxGSaPS

— 🌌 (@aestheticallyFM) May 30, 2019

Well done, Sarfaraz Ahmed. Your decision to appear at the meet in traditional clothes was wrong by no means and you are a true representative of your country.