The Ertugrul franchise is really making itself at home in Pakistan. Now Esra Bilgic AKA Halime Sultan herself is dropping hints all over the place as a potential brand ambassador for Peshawar Zalmi.
Turkish starlet Esra Bilgic, plays the female lead Halime Sultan in the globally acclaimed series Dirilis Ertugrul. She teased that she had good news pertaining to Peshawar Zalmi.
https://twitter.com/esbilgic/status/1279772401853702150
Fans believe that Esra Bilgic might be another brand ambassador for the PSL team. Chairman and CEO of Peshawar Zalmi, Javed Afridi also replied to her. His tweet just affirmed these speculations.
Thank you #HalimeSultan https://t.co/nLCWRDsBFD
— Javed Afridi (@JAfridi10) July 5, 2020
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So the question right now is. Is it official? Fans are pretty ecstatic about this idea whether this is the real deal or not.
— عبدلرحمان ملک (@kaptanPakistan) July 5, 2020
So yes she is next ambassador of Zalmii really woww
— ɦαʝɾα ҡɦαɳ 🇵🇰 (@hk_here10) July 5, 2020
Others wanted Engin Altan AKA Ertugrul and Cengiz AKA Turgut Alp to step in as well.
We want turgut alp
— ha7an🇵🇸 (@zenhasann) July 5, 2020
What about ertugrul
— faryal shah (@faryal79) July 5, 2020
On the other hand, people suggested other Ertugrul characters as brand ambassadors for other PSL teams. In fact, Noyan seems to be a hit with the public as his name trends just after Halime Sultan on Twitter since the news broke out
https://twitter.com/HNadim87/status/1279774038454341633?s=19
Islamabad united wants Sadettin Kopek😂😂 or Noyan😍 There's no other option https://t.co/YjJN4oAO2R
— Naushaba ❤️🇵🇰 (@naushaba_ch) July 5, 2020
#HalimeSultan
Imagine their presence in Ground representing their teams. 😍😍 pic.twitter.com/KfDRCnnA7w— ارسلان عارف گشکوری (@ArslanA67626983) July 5, 2020
Lahore Qalandars k naseeb main Gundogdu ya Gunduz he anay hain :p
— Haroon Shakir (@harrybhalu) July 5, 2020
There are mixed reactions to who Lahore Qalandars should stick with.
https://twitter.com/Musachattha15/status/1279811871533666311
https://twitter.com/TayyabaLatifCh/status/1279792119759220741
They should get Cengiz
— Iqbal Hasan (@HasanIqbaal) July 5, 2020
Lahore deserve Kurdoghlo
— AAK (@AshfaqAk_) July 5, 2020
There were some interesting suggestions for the other teams.
Islamabad United will probably end up with Kardoglu
— Zhivago (@Xyzal991) July 6, 2020
Hyma khanum for @lahoreqalandars
— Hafiza Humaira Javaid (@humairajavaid) July 5, 2020
Noyan for Multan @aliktareen
— FATFA (@whirlphool) July 5, 2020
https://twitter.com/Shehzad_alam10/status/1279862416784777216
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Speculations
While we couldn’t be more excited to see the starlet behind one of our favorite Ertugrul characters endorse Peshawar Zalmi, we don’t know for sure what this is really about.
We did have an inkling this would happen after Javed Afridi dropped plenty of hints. Initially, it was expected that Engin Atlan would be joining the team. However, there’s no word on whether he said yes.
WHAT IF WE OFFER TO #HalimeSultan AS WELL ❓ https://t.co/DpT0KzNcQv
— Javed Afridi (@JAfridi10) July 3, 2020
Plus it’s a bit too soon for a new ambassador given there’s no telling when the next PSL might be. The domestic T20 tournament was cut short due to the coronavirus pandemic this year.