Pakistan Senior Participant Denies Babar Azam-Shaheen Afridi Verbal Altercation

A senior Pakistan participant has denied any altercation between Babar Azam and Shaheen Afridi within the dressing room after Asia Cup 2023 match in opposition to Sri Lanka. The participant mentioned that there isn’t a fact to such rumours.

Some media reviews claimed that Pakistan skipper Babar Azam had a verbal altercation with pacer Shaheen Afridi within the dressing room after the group’s loss to Sri Lanka in a must-win sport. Babar Azam questioned the function of seniors within the match.

Shaheen Afridi interrupted Azam and urged him to go with seniors who’ve carried out properly. This resulted in a verbal battle. Mohammad Rizwan interfered within the altercation to relax each teammates.

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No Reality To Rumours Of A Verbal Altercation Between Babar Azam-Shaheen Afridi: Senior Participant

A senior Pakistan participant instructed Cricket Pakistan that there isn’t a fact to rumours of Babar Azam- Shaheen Afridi’s verbal altercation. He added that everybody shared their ideas throughout the assembly and there have been no altercations between any gamers.

“The group’s sole focus is on cricket, and we’re not involved concerning the critics. Shedding a match provides our critics a chance to voice their opinions, however these are merely destructive speculations”. 

“Within the group assembly, everybody shared their ideas, however there isn’t a fact to the rumours of a verbal altercation or the teaching workers needing to intervene. Everybody left the assembly collectively, and lots of teammates travelled again to Pakistan on the identical flight,” Cricket Pakistan quoted the senior Pakistan participant as saying. They didn’t reveal the title of the participant.

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In the meantime, Pakistan misplaced to Sri Lanka of their final sport of Tremendous 4 spherical of Asia Cup 2023 by 2 wickets. After the defeat within the do-or-die conflict, Pakistan was eradicated from the event.

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India and Sri Lanka are the 2 groups who will lock horns in Asia Cup 2023 ultimate. India vs Sri Lanka Asia Cup 2023 ultimate takes place on Sunday, September 17, at R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo.