{"id":8111,"date":"2023-09-26T17:18:05","date_gmt":"2023-09-26T17:18:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/babar-azam-clears-the-air-on-rumoured-tiff-with-afridi\/"},"modified":"2023-09-26T17:18:05","modified_gmt":"2023-09-26T17:18:05","slug":"babar-azam-clears-the-air-on-rumoured-tiff-with-afridi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/babar-azam-clears-the-air-on-rumoured-tiff-with-afridi\/","title":{"rendered":"Babar Azam clears the air on rumoured tiff with Afridi"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Pakistan captain Babar Azam was rumoured to have a squabble with star pacer Shaheen Afridi following the cricket team\u2019s elimination from the Asia Cup 2023.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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According to rumours, Shaheen Afridi had hit out at Babar Azam for singling out players and blaming them for the side\u2019s elimination.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

However, the pacer had downplayed rumours of his tiff with the captain by sharing a picture of them together on his wedding day. He said the prolific batter is like \u201cfamily\u201d to him.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Babar Azam has now addressed the rumours of their alleged dressing room tussle. He spoke about the situation during a press conference ahead of the team\u2019s departure to India for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Babar Azam said his teammates respect him. He agreed that they had a disagreement but the situation was taken out of context.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cEveryone gives me respect,\u201d he said. \u201cAnd see when you lose close matches then certain disagreements do take place in team meetings but this was taken out of context that there was a duel between us.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

He added, \u201cThere\u2019s nothing like this. We have the same respect for each other and will remain the same. We love each other like a family.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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