Hours after he was fined a whopping Rs20 million, Pakistani fast bowler Naseem Shah has issued a public apology over the controversial post that appeared on his X account, and said the message did not reflect his personal views.

 

In a statement shared on his X account, Naseem clarified that the post was shared by his management team.

 

“A recent post from my account was made by my management team and does not reflect my views,” he wrote.

 

He said he takes full responsibility for everything posted on his page and has made changes to prevent such incidents in the future.

 

“I take full responsibility for my platform and have implemented the necessary changes to ensure this does not happen again,” he added.

 

The fast bowler also apologised to those affected by the incident.

 

“I sincerely apologise to everyone affected by this misuse of my platform,” he stated.

 

Following the controversy, Naseem removed his social media advisors from their roles. Reports also said that the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has decided to blacklist the advisor involved, preventing them from working with any centrally contracted player in the future.

 

The board has already taken disciplinary action against the pacer, fining him Rs 20 million for breaching the terms of his central contract and social media guidelines.

 

The controversy began after a now-deleted tweet from Naseem’s account appeared to criticise Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz, prompting the PCB to issue a show-cause notice.

 

Before releasing this clarification, Naseem had claimed that his account was hacked and later said it had been successfully recovered.