ISLAMABAD – Cricket is loved amongst masses. However, when rivalry comesinto play – the standards drop and it no longer remains a gentleman’s game.Background
On 28th May, Firstpost, an Indian media outlet first broke the newslinkthatPakistan Cricket Board (PCB) will part ways with Mickey Arthur andInzamam-ul-Haq after the World Cup.
In addition to that, Firstpost also claimed that Aamir Sohail is the likelycandidate to replace Inzamam-ul-Haq as the chief selector.
The source of this news, according to Firstpost, was an anonymous PCBofficial.Pakistani Media Lured In
The news got even more traction when Gulf News, a reputable internationalmedia organization, also published the news with the same content asFirstpostlink.
Earlier today, Dawn also published a fabricated news storylinkwhichaimed to derogate the national team and derail its campaign in the WorldCup, which starts from tomorrow.
Seeing major news publications report the story, everyone on social mediawas convinced that it was perhaps a legitimate story until PCB intervenedand clarified the situation.PCB Clarifying the Situation
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The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) quickly released a press release whichrefuted all the media reports that suggested that it has decided to partways with Inzamam and Mickey Arthur.
The PCB press release read:
At a time when the entire country and the Pakistan cricket fans are gettingbehind the national side, the release and subsequent publication of afactious story, such as this one, seems to be an attempt to derail thePakistan cricket team’s campaign in the ICC Cricket World Cup by creatingunnecessary disturbance in the camp.
PCB further claimed that it backs and supports the chief selector, coachand all the players and will continue to do so at the upcoming tournament.
Additionally, PCB also clarified that no talks have taken place in regardsto the future of Inzamam-ul-Haq or Mickey Arthur thus far.
