India, March 6 -- Pakistan seamer Salman Mirza has been embroiled in controversy during the ongoing T20 World Cup, as reports emerged that he had misbehaved with a woman at a hotel in Kandy, Sri Lanka during the Pakistan team's campaign.

After allegations emerged in recent days, the Pakistan Cricket Board released a definitive statement denying these accusations, releasing a statement supporting Mirza without naming the player. However, the seamer took matters into his own hands, using his Instagram profile to defend his name and condemn what he states to be baseless allegations made in the pursuit of 'cheap journalism'.

"A absurd News is circulating on media and I strongly condemn this sort of Cheap Journalism. Any Media House can't ai...