Veteran Pakistan all-rounder Shoaib Malik has issued an official assertion over the controversy surrounding his contract termination with Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) franchise Fortune Barishal. Rubbishing all rumors round his exit from the franchise, he acknowledged that the contract was terminated by way of mutual settlement.

Earlier within the day, some stories in Bangladesh media claimed that Fortune Barishal had terminated the senior cricketer’s contract amid match-fixing suspicions. The controversy started after Malik bowled three no-balls in a single over throughout a BPL 2024 match towards Khulna Tigers.

On Friday, January 26, the 41-year-old took to his official X deal with to concern a press release over his exit from Fortune Barishal. He made it clear that he was in Dubai as a part of pre-arranged private commitments.

“I would like to address and dismiss the recent rumors circulating about my playing position with Fortune Barishal. I had a thorough discussion with our captain, Tamim Iqbal, and we mutually planned the way forward. I had to leave Bangladesh for a pre-committed media engagement in Dubai,” Malik’s assertion learn.

“I extend my best wishes to Fortune Barishal for their upcoming matches, and if needed, I am available to support them if needs be. I have always found joy in playing the game and will continue to do so,” the all-rounder added.

Reacting to rumors surrounding his contract termination, the veteran all-rounder urged everybody to behave with restraint, pointing to the hurt false data could cause to an individual’s repute.

“I need to emphasize the significance of exercising warning in the case of rumors, particularly these circulating lately. I need to make it clear that I strongly refute these baseless rumors. It is essential for everybody to confirm data earlier than believing and spreading it,” he wrote as a part of his official assertion.

“Falsehoods can hurt reputations and create pointless confusion. Let’s prioritize accuracy and depend on credible sources to make sure a transparent understanding of the info. Thanks on your understanding and diligence. Thanks on your love & help as all the time,” Malik concluded.

Whereas the all-rounder didn’t have a good time in BPL 2024, he did grow to be the primary Asian to attain 13,000 T20 runs throughout the course of the T20 league.

Shoaib Malik lately married Pakistan actor

Malik has been consistently within the information over the previous couple of days. He lately married Pakistan actor Sana Javed and confirmed the identical by way of a submit on his social media handles on January 20.

The skilled cricketer shared photos from the marriage ceremony on his social media handles with the caption: