Cheap mobile phone messaging was used extensively on Tuesday and Wednesday to ridicule and criticise Kamran Akmal, Pakistan’s wicket keeper who dropped two catches against New Zealand.
Even before the match ended, young Pakistanis had begun to send text messages to each other to vent their anger at his poor performance. One such message gave Kamran’s Lahore address and said “Abhi nahin bolo gay to bhugto gay” (if you don’t act now you will repent) khamoshi ka boycott (boycott of silence), which is a popular ad slogan of a mobile phone company these days.
Ross Taylor, the man whose catches he dropped, was celebrating his birthday on Tuesday, March 8. A message circulating among youngsters urged them to check if any Australian player has his birthday on March 19 when Pakistan face Australia in its final group match.
There were many such messages which cheered up angry Pakistanis fan a bit.
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