"If PCB Chairman Did This...": Shahid Afridi Loses Cool As Babar Azam's WhatsApp Chat Is Leaked

Not just on the field, but off it too Pakistan cricket team skipper Babar Azam is struggling to keep himself away from the headlines. Having been in the line of fire over his team's poor show in the Cricket World Cup 2023, Babar became a big talking point on social media after his alleged personal WhatsApp chats were leaked in the Pakistan media. After legendary Pakistan cricketer, Waqar Younis slammed the 'pathetic' act, former captain Shahid Afridi also lashed out, calling the move 'shameful'.

Amid speculation that the Pakistan Cricket Board Chief Zaka Ashraf wasn't answering Babar Azam's call, a Pakistan news channel shared a screenshot of a WhatsApp chat from the skipper. The conversation suggested that Babar never even tried to get in touch with the PCB chairman.

While what exactly transpired between Zaka Ashraf and Babar Azam is a personal matter, Afridi was left fuming seeing the Pakistan captain's alleged personal WhatsApp chat being leaked in the media.

"It is a shameful move. We are defaming our nation ourselves. We are defaming our players ourselves. How can you leak someone's private messages, that too of captain Babar Azam? Earlier, it was being said that the chairman was called a few times," Afridi said on SAMAA TV.

'Main yeh kahunga yeh ghatiya harkat hay, bohat hi ghatiya harkat hay. Kisi ka private message kis trah dikha sakte hain TV pe aur wo bhi captain ka? Humaray players ko khud itna badnaam kar rahe hain. Agar chairman ne bhi yeh harkat ki hay toh bohat ghatiya harkat hay' - Shahid… pic.twitter.com/49oAXk7F3E

"I saw Rashid Latif reporting that there is a tiff between Babar Azam and Zaka Ashraf. Babar was calling him but he wasn't answering. I think to counter those reports, this was done but it is