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Shadab Khan, Ajit Agarkar, Virat Kohli (Image Credit: Twitter)
Pakistan all-rounder Shadab Khan has fallen prey to fake news circulated regarding the Indian Cricket Board chief selector, Ajit Agarkar. Apparently, the latter has claimed to have asked about the Pakistani pace attack consisting of Shaheen Afridi, Haris Rauf, and Naseem Shah. The 2007 T20 World Cup winner was claimed to have said "Virat Kohli will handle them". A lot of leading websites, without doing any fact-checks, reported the fake quote.
The same was done by a Pakistani journalist. He asked Khan about his reaction to this statement. Just like the journalists, the 2017 Champions Trophy winner didn't knew about the authenticity of the statement. He said that things don't happen by just saying.
"Dekhiye, ye depend karta hai on a day. Main 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 (See, it all depends on what happens that day. Me or someone else, or someone from their side, can say whatever they want. It doesn't make any difference. When the match takes place, then only we'll get to know what is the reality)," Shadab said, responding to a reporter's question.
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Shadab Khan to be vice-captain for Asia Cup 2023?
Meanwhile, after the third ODI against Afghanistan, PCB tweaked their squad for the Asia Cup 2023. The likes of Saud Shakeel and Tayyab Tahir have been included in the team. However, the official announcement for the vice-captain is yet to be made. At one point, Khan was the vice-captain of the white-ball side. It will be interesting to see whether he does it again.
Pakistan squad: Babar Azam (c), Abdullah Shafique, Fakhar Zaman, Imam-ul-Haq, Salman Ali Agha, Iftikhar Ahmed, Mohammad Rizwan, Mohammad Haris, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Usama Mir, Faheem Ashraf, Haris Rauf, Mohammad Wasim Jnr, Naseem Shah, Shaheen Afridi, Saud Shakeel, Tayyab Tahir (traveling reserve).