PSL 2019: Twitter trolls Pitbull after he opts out of opening ceremony

The 4th edition of the Pakistan Super League is slated to kick start today with a match being played between the defending Champions Islamabad United and Lahore Qalandars.

The star attraction of the opening ceremony of 2019 PSL was supposed to be 'Mr. Worldwide' aka Pitbull. However, ever since Pitbull has revealed that he will be unable to make it to the ceremony, he has received a lot of criticism and trolled widely on Twitter.

Prominent singers Aima Baig and Shuja Haider, Junoon - a Sufi rock band based in Pakistan, and actor-singer Fawad Khan and rapper Young Desi will be performing at the opening ceremony prior to the match. The trio of Shuja, Fawad, and Young Desi also collaborated to sing 'Khel Deewano Ka' - the official song of PSL.

All the aforementioned artists attended a Press Conference held on Wednesday.

The fans are set to be enthralled by a glamorous opening ceremony but will be missing the World-renowned musician. The reason which Pitbull gave drew a lot of flak, while many posted image of a 'local' Pitbull.

Breaking: Mr Worldwide has an important message for all #HBLPSL fans. HBL PSL also apologises to all the lovely fans who were looking forward to the event. https://t.co/3sWNQVwxg3

— PakistanSuperLeague (@thePSLt20) February 13, 2019

In a video released by Pitbull on his Twitter account, he explains:

"I was very excited to go to Dubai and perform at the Pakistan Super League cricket tournament. But unfortunately, what happened was that since it was such a long flight, the pilots took the plane for a test flight and when they landed, pieces of the (aeroplane's) engine had come apart. Between the Pakistan Cricket Board ... we had tried our hardest to get over to Dubai. So, I want to say sorry. I deeply apologize. I want to thank the HBL PSL for even thinking of me to come over to the cricket tournament. Hope to see you guys next year or anytime soon."

Apologies to @Thepslt20 and Dubai pic.twitter.com/CtYn11w1wT

— Pitbull (@pitbull) February 13, 2019

Following are the best reactions from Twitter:

So @pitbull can't attend #PSL4 opening ceremony Now we have to manage with our own pitbull #StandUp4PSL @PSLMemesWalay pic.twitter.com/L3GnEC15MF

— M Ø Ë Ë Ž 🔥 (@MoeeZmumtaz786) February 14, 2019

Pitbull is already here #PSL4 pic.twitter.com/2ObA8ytBdV

— Faraz (@FarazShamim1) February 13, 2019

Pitbull nhi aa rahi .. opening ceremony k tickets b bech diye us k naam pe aur 10 crore b bach gaey. Well done. #PSL4 > #Valentine

— Musawar khan (@Musawarpathan) February 14, 2019

So Pitbull is not going to perform in opening ceremony of #PSL4, what if we bring our own pitbull@thePSLt20...... pic.twitter.com/zOOlcznRi0

— پرنس آف ڈھمپ (@KhudaiFojdar) February 14, 2019

Pitbull not coming to Dubai for PSL 2019 opening ceremony https://t.co/4VYyLf28Oz pic.twitter.com/UCMNBD7pYQ

— muhammad.younis (@kingchanna1) February 14, 2019

It's confirmed now Mr bald aka Pitbull isn't coming to dubai for PsL Ceremony xD 😂#HBLPSL #PSL2019

— اویسس (@listen2awais) February 14, 2019

Whose idea was it in the first place to invite Pitbull for the PSL2019 Opening ceremony? Have we ever seen IPL Opening Ceremony feature any non-indian artists? PSL is our own brand, we need to promote our local culture.

— Hassan Zulfiqar (@HazzoZulf) February 14, 2019

#pitbull is not coming in #PSL4 opening ceremony but givin' that particular excuse of crash landing, lmao 😂 pic.twitter.com/WBK1GMxhMz

— Mehwish (@Mehwish_dr) February 14, 2019

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