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- Akhtar’s photo when Pakistan dropped a catch against Australia in Cricket World Cup 2019 became viral meme
- DFans, made in collaboration with NFT auction site Alter, will feature original avatars bearing Akhtar’s iconic pose
RAWALPINDI: Sarim Akhtar, the face of arguably Pakistan’s most famous meme, is taking his celebrity into the digital realm with a new non-fungible token (NFT) project called DFans, or Disappointed Fans.
London-based Akhtar’s disappointed face when Pakistan dropped a catch against Australia in an ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 match became a viral meme widely known as“the disappointed fan.”
The announcement for Akhtar’s new venture, DFans, or Disappointed Fan, comes when all eyes are on cricket during the Twenty20 World Cup currently being played in the United Arab Emirates.
DFans, made in collaboration with Pakistan’s leading NFT auction site Alter, will launch next month and feature a number of original avatars bearing Akhtar’s iconic pose. The aim is to build “a community of disappointed fans” that people can collect, buy and sell.
“I was looking for opportunities to do something productive with my meme and celebrity status,” Akhtar told Arab News. “NFTs are popular but I did not know much about them until I was approached by team Alter. They took the time to educate me and were very transparent about the whole process.”
“DFans is inspired by my iconic pose from the original meme as my fans recognize me through that,” Akhtar added. “There will be a lot of relatable iterations of my iconic pose as you can see in the initial artwork.”