Fact Check: Salman Butt accuses Pakistan legend Shahid Afridi for creating rift between Shaheen Afridi and Babar Azam?

Pakistan cricket's internal atmosphere is in a delicate situation after the dismal outing in the T20 World Cup.

Despite a lot of promises and a change in the team setup, Pakistan got eliminated from the T20 World Cup from the group stages. They got beaten at the hands of India, as well as co-hosts and associate nation USA.

Since then, the Pakistani cricket pundits have caused havoc on the sets. Former players have been critical of Babar Azam and a few of the other players for their poor performances. Mohammad Amir and Imad Wasim, who came out of retirement in the T20 World Cup have also been hugely accused. Mohammad Hafeez even accused 'Greedy' PCB for making deals with the duo.

The amount of self-criticism and blame game has even amplified after India's T20 World Cup triumph. After Rohit Sharma led his team to their 2nd T20 World Cup glory, the neighbouring nation has taken notes and have found further glitches in their own system.

Salman Butt accuses Shahid Afridi

Amid this, a post on social media has gone viral. It has come from the account of former Pakistan captain Salman Butt, where he has accused Shahid Afridi for running a propaganda with Shaheen Afridi and destroying the harmony in Pakistan cricket.

"Kaaash india main b koi Boom Boom hota jo Propaganda krta or india k Boom Boom Bumrah ko samjhata k tum kab tak kisi k under kheltay raho gay ab time aa gya hai khud Captain bano. Only Pakistani things (I Wish India had someone like Boom Boom who would have done propaganda and made Boom Boom Bumrah understand that he shouldn't play under anyone anymore, rather the time has come for him to become captain himself. Only Pakistani things)," the account said referring to Shahid Afridi as Boom Boom, which is easily comprehendible.

Fact Check: Salman Butt's account is a Fake One

Many has read and commented on the post made from the account of Salman Butt. A few have agreed while others have also opposed the thoughts. With the account having around 12k followers and being followed by former Pakistan captain Kamran Akmal as well, it may seem like a genuine account.

But MyKhel can confirm that the account from which it was posted is a fake one which is made in the name of Salman Butt. The real X account of Salman Butt is different, confering the fact that there is no base behind the post.