News about 'my demise is fake': Afghan cricketer Mohammad Nabi quashes death rumours

Veteran Afghan cricketer Mohammad Nabi grabbed headlines after rumours of his death started doing the rounds on Twitter.

Many tweets allegedly said that the all-rounder had suffered a heart attack. Despite Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) tweeting pictures of a practice match between Mis-e Ainak Knights and Bost Defenders - in which Nabi can be seen in action - the rumours continued to circulate. 

Some pictures from today's practice match between Mis-e Ainak Knights and Bost Defenders ahead of SCL 2019 at Kabul Cricket Stadium.#SCL2019 #Shpageeza pic.twitter.com/vidSjqIhkR

— Afghanistan Cricket Board (@ACBofficials) October 4, 2019

With no official news on the same, fans were left in the lurch. However, Nabi quashed all doubts and on Twitter told fans that news of his death was "fake".

He wrote, "Dear friends, Alhamdulillah I am all good, news disseminated by some media outlets about my demise is FAKE. Thank you".

Dear friends,
Alhamdulillah I am all good, a news disseminated by some media outlets about my demise is FAKE. Thank you.

— Mohammad Nabi (@MohammadNabi007) October 4, 2019

Mohammad Nabi recently bid farewell to Test cricket but will continue to represent Afghanistan in One-day Internationals (ODIs) as well as Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is).

The 34-year-old all-rounder said he would like emerging young players to get chances in the long-format of the sport instead of him.