LAHORE
\nThe Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Thursday sought a public apology over the broadcast of what it described as an \u201cagenda-driven fake news\u201d targeting the character of national cricketers.
\nIn a brief statement, the cricket board termed targeting the national cricketers\u2019 character \u201cunacceptable\u201d and stressed that the reporter responsible for the aforementioned news must publicly apologise without delay.
\nThe PCB further warned of taking \u201call necessary steps\u201d if the journalist in question fails to comply with the demand.
\n\u201cAgenda-driven fake news targeting the character of our players is unacceptable and will not be tolerated,\u201d the PCB\u2019s statement read.
\n\u201cThe reporter must publicly apologise without delay; failing which, the PCB will take all necessary steps to ensure such malicious conduct is dealt with firmly and nipped in the bud,\u201d it added.
\nThe controversy erupted earlier today when a local news outlet claimed that the Pakistan cricketer was involved in inappropriate behaviour and that hotel staff had filed a formal complaint with the team management.
\nThe report further alleged that the player was involved in inappropriate behaviour, prompting immediate action by the management to assess the matter.
\nFollowing a review of the details provided by the hotel and a preliminary investigation, the team management concluded that the Pakistan player had violated the code of conduct and imposed a fine on him.
\nThe claims made in the report, however, were swiftly dismissed by the PCB and Mirza, who announced to take legal action against a local news outlet.
\n\u201cA absurd News is circulating on media and I strongly condemn this sort of Cheap Journalism. Any Media House can\u2019t air any unverified news,\u201d said Mirza in a Facebook post.
\n\u201c[Pakistan Cricket Board] has already denied this Baseless & Fake News and I\u2019m going to take Legal Action\u201d.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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