Pakistan Cricket Board Management Committee chief Zaka Ashraf leaked Babar Azam’s private WhatsApp message on live TV late on Sunday night. It is not yet known whether Ashraf took permission from Pakistan captain Babar Azam to do so or not. Leaking private messages may be viewed as a privacy violation.

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Why did Zaka leak Babar Azam’s chat?

According to a claim made by former Pakistani cricket team wicketkeeper Rashid Latif on Saturday. Zaka Ashraf was allegedly ignoring Babar Azam’s attempts to contact him and call him.

How can you say that it is not your duty to ask Babar before passing off a screenshot of a private chat as a news item? This is exactly why courses like Media Ethics are taught to students of journalism at varsities. You'd know that if you went to one. Shame on you, @Shoaib_Jatt. https://t.co/7fZGM19RGh

— Humayoun Ahmed Khan (@HumayounAK) October 29, 2023

Ashraf denied these allegations

In an interview to a local news channel, Ashraf denied these allegations and said that the Pakistani captain had never contacted him directly. Ashraf clarified, he (Latif) says that I do not answer his (Babar’s) calls. He never called me.

It was Zaka Ashraf himself, who allowed the screenshot of the chat with Babar Azam to be aired on the National media pic.twitter.com/9Q8tzCeawg

— Azan Shoaib (@Sudden_walaa) October 30, 2023

WhatsApp conversation between Salman Naseer and Babar Azam telecast live on television

Even though Ashraf denied ever interacting with Babar. He took great steps to support his story And sent a private WhatsApp message to Babar Azam during the interview. The WhatsApp conversation between PCB Chief Operating Officer Salman Naseer and Babar Azam was telecast live on television.

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Babar’s message

Naseer reportedly said, “Babar, there are reports going on on TV and social media that you are calling the chairman and he is not answering. Have you called him recently?” Talking about this, the host said that Babar’s response was, “Salaam Salman Bhai, I have not made any call to sir.”