India, Aug. 8 -- No one really knows what's true and what's fake on social media. The era of provocative statements is upon us, and time and time again, one has seen outlandish comments being attached to sportspersons of repute on X (formerly Twitter). And more often than not, they are fake. Former India all-rounder Irfan Pathan has opened up on one such incident, revealing how there was a time when the Pakistani media tried to defame him using the name of Babar Azam.

India's 2007 T20 World Cup winner stated that Pakistani media had once published a false report linking him to Babar. He then also explained how he has generally chosen not to react to every claim made about him.

According to the former cricketer, constantly responding to ...