What are you guys trying to do? , Waqar Younis's criticism of Babar Azam's conversation being leaked
This is a very ridiculous act, Babar Azam is an asset, don't do it: former captain's Twitter message
Former fast bowler Waqar Younis has criticized the leaked conversation of Pakistan cricket team captain Babar Azam. In a message released on the social networking site X (formerly Twitter), Waqar Younis tagged PCB and private TV and raised the question, "What are you guys trying to do?" In his post, Waqar Younis wrote that this is a very ridiculous act, Babar Azam is an asset, don't do this.
It may be noted that former Pakistan cricket team wicketkeeper Rashid Latif on Saturday claimed that Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) management committee chief Zaka Ashraf allegedly contacted Babar Azam through calls and text messages. were ignoring their efforts.
However, in response to these claims, Zaka Ashraf, while giving an interview to a local news channel, said that the Pakistani captain never contacted him directly.
Zaka Ashraf clarified that "Rashid Latif says I don't pick up Babar's phone, he never called me. The team captain has to talk to the Director of International Cricket or the Chief Operating Officer." Despite Zaka Ashraf's denial of any contact from Babar, he tried hard to prove his claim by sharing Babar Azam's personal WhatsApp message with the interviewing journalist.
There was a WhatsApp exchange between Babar and PCB's Chief Operating Officer Salman Naseer that was aired on a live TV programme. In this revealing conversation, Salman Naseer's message reportedly said, "There are also reports circulating on Babar TV and social media that you are calling the chairman and he is not answering, have you recently What's calling them?" According to the host, Babar replied, "Hi Salman Bhai, I have not called Sir.
It is not clear whether Babar had consented to share his private message on live TV, which raised ethical questions about the PCB chief's actions as leaking private messages was a breach of privacy. can be seen as Former Test cricketer Azhar Ali also raised a similar point in the program and questioned whether the PCB chief or the program took Babar's consent before telecasting his personal message live.
Wasim Badami, the presenter of the said show, shared a video on his social media platform in which he confessed his mistake by revealing a WhatsApp conversation with Babar. Wasim Badami explained that there was initial reluctance to show the conversation but since the PCB chief had given permission to show it on screen they eventually chose to broadcast it. However, Waseem Badami insisted that telecasting the conversation was a wrong decision by the channel and offered a sincere apology for the mistake.