Lahore, Sept. 16 -- Pakistan national selector Aaqib Javed on Tuesday dismissed reports of his impending resignation or removal from the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) as "fake news", amid growing speculation of a major shake-up in the board's cricket administration.

The comments came a day after multiple outlets, citing internal sources, reported that PCB chief Mohsin Naqvi was considering sweeping changes to arrest Pakistan's recent decline.

The reported measures included potentially removing Aaqib from his role as senior selector and replacing Wahab Riaz as mentor of the women's team after the Asian Games in Japan.

"No resignation, it's fake news," Aaqib wrote in a text-based correspondence with Dawn.

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