Claim: Babar Azam announced his retirement from international cricket. Fact: The claim is false. Azam has not announced his retirement from international cricket. On 26 February 2025, a post on Facebook shared a picture of former captain of the Pakistan cricket team Babar Azam, with embedded captions claiming he had retired from international […]
Claim: An image shows the Pakistani cricket team breaking their fast with the iftar laid out on a carpet amid the open cricket ground, during the third T20I match in Auckland. Fact: The picture is not authentic. While the team did break their fast during the third T20I match against New Zealand, the players […]
Claim: The Pakistan cricket team is the first hosting team in history to get eliminated first in a championship. Fact: Pakistan is not the first-ever host team to experience such a loss in the history of the ICC Champions Trophy. The Kenyan cricket team was the first host-team that was eliminated earliest from the […]
Claim: A video shows the crowd at the National Stadium in Karachi chanting “Qaidi Number 804” when batsman Babar Azam appeared to speak. Fact: The crowd did not chant “Qaidi Number 804” when the batsman appeared to speak. The audio in the clip is altered. Following the inauguration ceremony of the renovated National Stadium in […]
Claim: Former cricketer and Pakistan team head coach Saqlain Mushtaq endorsed Shadab Khan as a strong candidate for the national team captaincy, citing his performance and leadership in the ongoing Champions One-Day Cup. Fact: The statement was not reported by any credible news outlets and appears to be falsely attributed to Mushtaq. Geo News’ sports […]
Claim: Pakistan cricket team’s coach, Gary Kirsten, resigned from his position after Pakistan’s defeat against India during the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024. Fact: There are no credible media reports about his resignation. There are no credible media reports about his resignation. Kirsten appeared at the post-match conference on 9 June to answer the […]