A false assertion circulating on-line alleges that Ajit Agarkar, the chief selector of the Indian staff mentioned that ‘Virat Kohli would deal with Pakistan pacers Shaheen Afridi and Haris Rauf’ within the upcoming mega conflict between the arch-rivals Pakistan and India in Asia Cup 2023. However the reality is, Agarkar by no means mentioned these phrases. Some random social media person simply fabricated it on X [Formerly Twitter] and it acquired over 30K likes.

That’s not the tip of it as a number of Indian media shops jumped on the bandwagon, publishing articles about this faux story. And if that wasn’t sufficient, the story even made its technique to Pakistan media. They went so far as questioning Shadab Khan, the all-rounder from Pakistan, relating to Ajit Agarkar’s supposed assertion, to which Shadab Khan gave his response.

“Dekhiye, ye rely karta hai on a day. Fundamental ya koi aur, ya unki taraf se koi aisa bol de, to bolne se kuch nahi hota, kuch change nahi hota. Jab match hoga, match mein jo cheezein nazar ayengi, asal cheez wahi hoti hai,” Shadab Khan instructed the media after the third ODI towards Afghanistan.

Translate to: Look, this is determined by the day. Whether or not it’s me or another person, or if somebody from their facet says one thing like that, saying doesn’t make a distinction, nothing modifications. When the match occurs, what issues are seen within the match, the true factor is strictly that.

Whereas Ajit Agarkar may need stayed quiet in regards to the India-Pakistan rivalry, Shadab Khan’s phrases are positively spicing issues up. With the India-Pakistan match scheduled for September 2 within the upcoming 2023 Asia Cup at Pallekele Stadium, issues are about to get fascinating.