Know if Shahid Afridi is dead or alive as his death rumors go viral
Shahid Afridi, a legendary cricket player from Pakistan, passed away as per a viral video. Indeed, the cricket community has been shocked by a video that went viral on social media.
Is Pakistani cricketer Shahid Afridi dead or alive as alleged death video goes viral
Shahid Afridi, the former captain of Pakistan, is said to have passed away in the video which is now tending. It is well known that Shahid Afridi’s anti-Indian remarks made headlines a few days ago. Afridi made a number of remarks disparaging the Indian Army and its citizens during the Indian Army’s Operation Sindoor. Let’s see what the truth really is about the viral video.
It has been established that the video, which purports that Afridi was buried in Karachi and included purported condolence letters from well-known people, is a hoax created by artificial intelligence.
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This widely shared video claims that Shahid Afridi, the former captain of the Pakistani squad, had passed away and was laid to rest at Karachi. The head of Vision Group is among the other officials who have also offered their condolences.
Investigations revealed that artificial intelligence was used to create this viral video. This is not true at all with the Pakistani cricketer alive and well. Afridi is in excellent health and it is not true that he died.
An alumni association of Kerala’s Cochin University of Science and Technology (CUSAT) is facing a massive backlash on social media after allegedly hosting former Pakistani cricketer Shahid Afridi and other Pak cricketers at a recent cultural event in Dubai.#Pakistan… pic.twitter.com/vWAoWrj7jd
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Indian government blocked Shahid Afridi’s account
Shahid Afridi and Shoaib Akhtar were among the Pakistani cricket players and celebrities whose social media accounts were blocked by the Indian government during Operation Sindoor. Shahid Afridi has been active in politics for a long time and retired from cricket many years ago.
In 2017, Shahid Afridi announced his retirement from cricket. Afridi scored over 11,000 runs for Pakistan throughout his international career. In three forms, he claimed 541 wickets overall. Afridi continues to hold the record for most sixes struck in ODI cricket. During his ODI career, Shahid Afridi struck 351 sixes. He is only seven sixes away from Indian star batter Rohit Sharma in this regard.
Other trending video of Shahid Afridi
After receiving a lot of negative online feedback for their recent warm reception of Pakistani cricketer Shahid Afridi, a Kerala expat organization in Dubai has apologized. The community expressed regret and said that the gesture was inadvertent.
When a video of Shahid Afridi being greeted at a function by the Cochin University Btech Alumni Association (CUBAA) in Dubai went popular on social media, the event became public knowledge.