'Let them focus on their jobs': Rabya Kulsoom asks brands to stop hiring cricketers

India’s victory against Pakistan in the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 is being widely discussed online. However, renowned actress Rabya Kulsoom has expressed her disappointment over Pakistan’s loss and strongly criticised brands for featuring cricketers in advertisements.

Taking to Instagram, Rabya urged brands to stop hiring cricketers as brand ambassadors. She wrote, “I would like to request all brands to stop taking these cricketers as their brand faces and let them focus on what they are supposed to do—play cricket.”

She further added, “Let actors do their job, but if cricketers want to act, then let actors be part of the team too.”

Sarcastically commenting on Pakistan’s performance, Rabya suggested that actors Fahad Mustafa and Faizan Sheikh should be made team captains for better results. She wrote, “Maybe @mustafafahad26 or @mfaizansk should be made captain! Maybe we’ll get better results.”

Her remarks quickly went viral, sparking mixed reactions from Pakistani cricket fans.