Babar Azam: “I didn’t want to leave Peshawar Zalmi, I want to continue playing for this team. There’s always rumours in the media, journalists also need ‘masala’ to run their stories, but the news of me leaving Zalmi was false”
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Pakistan batsman Babar Azam has dismissed speculation that he wanted to leave the Peshawar Zalmi ahead of the 2025 Pakistan Super League (PSL).
Former Pakistan captain Sarfaraz Ahmed: “I can’t even think of leaving Pakistan. Confirm before running such fabricated news. Sad to see such news”
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Former Pakistan captain Sarfaraz Ahmed has rubbished rumours of relocating to London with his family.
Naseem Shah: “The last picture I posted wasn’t about getting engaged or nikkafied, mentioning ‘blessed’ doesn’t mean that it’s all about getting into a relationship or anything. Kindly stop misinterpreting as it was just a simple family Iftar picture with my family”
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Naseem Shah, the Pakistan fast bowler, has made it clear that he is not getting engaged or married after a picture he uploaded sparked a lot of rumours and speculation.
Wasim Akram: “I was never upset with Babar. There are a few journalists sitting at home who are making these stories”
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Legendary Pakistan left-arm seamer Wasim Akram has made it clear that he was never upset with captain Babar Azam.
Pakistan legend Shoaib Akhtar said there is no movie being made about his life
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Legendary Pakistan pace bowler Shoaib Akhtar has made it clear that there is no movie being made about his life.
Shahid Afridi: “Please refrain from spreading such nonsense and blatant lies. My humble request to all, please use social media with responsibility. Stop spreading rumours and lies that cause distress to the concerned people”
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Legendary Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi has made it clear that limited overs captain Babar Azam is not getting married to his daughter.
Pakistan rising star Haider Ali: “My father was on Facebook and he woke me up. There’s a lot of fake news on Facebook also and he said maybe this is fake news”
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Pakistan batsman Haider Ali has revealed that his father initially thought it was fake news when he was selected for the tour of England.
Mickey Arthur: “The toughest part of the role and the one that wore me down the most was dealing with the Pakistani media”
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Mickey Arthur has admitted that the “constant putting out fires and dealing with the untruths that were reported” by the media was the toughest part of being Pakistan’s head coach.
Babar Azam: “These rumours were there last year as well. There is no truth to it. I think of it as fake news”
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Pakistan Twenty20 captain Babar Azam has called rumours of a rift between him and spin-bowling all-rounder Imad Wasim “fake news”.
Mickey Arthur: “When the media writes stories, it affects everybody. It affects the team, and it affects everybody else”
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Mickey Arthur has admitted that one of the most frustrating things during his tenure as Pakistan’s head coach is the false stories the media has written.
