Pakistan cricketer Umar Akmal declared dead' on social media
The incident happened ahead of the semifinal clash between Umar Akmal's Lahore Whites and Faisalabad, which the former won by 10 runs.
Karachi: Pakistan cricketer Umar Akmal on Monday received a shock when rumours of his death sparked the social media platform last week.
Reacting to this, Akmal took to Twitter to confirm that he is afe, and requested people not to spread fake rumours.
Allhamdulillah I am safe n perfectly fine in Lahore all news coming from social media is fake
— Umar Akmal (@Umar96Akmal) November 27, 2017
And Insha Allah I will join #National20cup2017 #Semifinale
— Umar Akmal (@Umar96Akmal) November 28, 2017
The incident happened ahead of the semifinal clash between Umar Akmal's Lahore Whites and Faisalabad, which the former won by 10 runs.
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The 27-year-old Akmal has not played for Pakistan since an ODI against Australia in Adelaide in January this year.
The cricketer from Lahore has played 116 ODIs so far, scoring 3044 runs. Umar Akmal, had earlier this year, claimed that Pakistan head coach Mickey Arthur had abused him at National Cricket Academy in Pakistan
After helping his team in the semifinal of the National T20 Cup in Pakistan, Umar Akmal will hope to clinch the trophy as his side Lahore Whites take on Lahore Blues in the final on Thursday.