
Pakistani cricketer and former captain of the 'men in green' Shoaib Malik on Tuesday requested media and fans to refrain from dragging families of players into online trolling and petty discussions.
The Pakistaniall-rounder took to Twitter hours after a video of Shoaib Malik, his wife Sania Mirza and some Pakistan team players sitting at a shisha lounge went viral.
Angry over Pakistan’s defeat against India, fans criticized cricketers for enjoying in England just hours before the clash against the arch-rivals.
Malik though has claimed that the purported video is of June 13 and not before the night of the match.
"When will Pak media be accountable for their credibility by our courts? Having served my country for +20 years in international cricket, it's sad that I have to clarify things related to my personal life. The videos are from 13th June and not 15th," he tweeted.
He has said that families of players should be kept out of such manner of criticism.
Indian Tennis superstar and wife of Shoaib Malik, Sania Mirzahas also reacted sharply to the viral video and expressed her anxiousness over breaching their privacy and making video without permission.
“That’s the video you shot without asking us, disrespecting our privacy even though we had a child with us?& got told off for doing so,& u came up with this crap?FYI ‘outing’ was dinner & yes ppl are allowed to eat if they lose a match! Bunch of fools! Try better content next time,” posted Mirza.
India defeated Pakistan by 89 runs at the Old Trafford in Manchester on Sunday.