Careem just attempted to troll Sarfaraz

After last night’s match, people were pretty disillusioned with Pakistan’s Cricket Team.

And of course, everyone was talking shit about them. And seeing how the tide had turned on the entire team, Careem decided to join in on the fun too.

The company tweeted Captain Sarfaraz Ahmed to sign up as a captain now that the team had spectacularly lost and exited the Asia Cup tournament.

@SarfarazA_54 How about signing up as our Captain now? 🤔#AsiaCup2018

— Careem Pakistan (@CareemPAK) September 26, 2018

And of course, the cab service wasn’t serious but the tweet did not down go down well with the public.

O bhai, you are Disrespecting our National Hero, He Is The Only Captain Who Lift ICC Champions Trophy. #PAKvBAN #AsiaCup2018

— Noman Razi (@nomagree) September 26, 2018

This is worst kind of marketing by Careem @JiqbalPK

— Tayyab Memon (@TayyabMemon) September 26, 2018

I am uninstalling Careem from now on there will be no Careem Ride from my side and will start using hashtag #BoycottCareem

— ماہر لغویات (@alymasood) September 26, 2018

Whats wrong with you @CareemPAK he is our national team's captaing.. Show some respect..

— Asad (@ek_aur_baaghi) September 26, 2018

And of course, Careem was quick to make clarifications that they did not mean any disrespect whatsoever since they hold their Careem Captains in the highest regard as well.

Hi Niazi! We are proud of our Captains on the field as well as on the roads. This tweet was not meant to hurt sentiments but to make sure we are always there to support our brilliant athletes in such times 😉💪

— Careem Pakistan (@CareemPAK) September 26, 2018

But the apology had little effect since everyone still decided to use the hashtag #BoycottCareem.

Parhetic tweet @CareemPAK i find no humor in this it just shows your 3rd class mentality of defaming Sarfraz, har kisi ka acha aur bura time ata hai instead of backing him up you are disgracing him, shame on you for these cheap publicity stunts!!#BoycottCareem

— Babar🇵🇰 (@m_babar26) September 27, 2018

@CareemPAK cheesy denigrating humour….. doesn’t a promotional campaign nor a stable business model make. 🛑 ….. heroes & captaincy r not ALL About #winning #BoycottCareem

— Fatma Shah (@fz_shah) September 27, 2018

And a few even went as far as to uninstall the application from their phones.

Uninstall @CareemPAK #iSupportMyCaptain pic.twitter.com/LzBkPpUG3H

— Sohaib Bin Riaz 🇵🇰 (@Sohaibinriaz) September 26, 2018

یہ لو پھر باٸیکاٹ #BoycottCareem #DeleteCareemApp pic.twitter.com/sR0ekonIgq

— Muhammad Moiz Ulhaq Azizee (@MoizAzizee) September 26, 2018

Considering Careem was only jumping on the bandwagon of hating the cricket team on Twitter, it’s a little unfair to boycott them for just having a little fun. While of course, official accounts have a certain responsibility on them to act in a certain way, Careem’s Twitter presence has always been very quirky.

It's brown and it's round.
Best served: Warm 😉

Describe your favorite local dessert without naming it. Let's see how creative you can be! pic.twitter.com/qphYNMWfa9

— Careem Pakistan (@CareemPAK) September 19, 2018

Anyone up in #Islamabad? 👀

— Careem Pakistan (@CareemPAK) September 13, 2018

So we can expect something like this from them. But should we accept brands adopting quirky human personas on social media while ditching the traditional professional tone. That remains subjective since a lot of people enjoyed Careem’s tweet as well.

We ll respect careem and take joke as a joke

— چڑیلے (@Mahi_Que) September 26, 2018

.@CareemPAK walun ny aik tweet ki hai tum sab butthurt ho gaey ho chill guys take it as a joke.

— Hamayoon. (@humihere) September 26, 2018

Yes please he deserve now to be a captain of Careem 🤣🤣🤣

— Billie Billz 😍🤑👻 (@malickbilal69) September 26, 2018

So the tweet really depends on individual perspective and sense of humor.

What did you think about Careem’s tweet? Let us know in the comments.

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