'Unacceptable journalism': Pakistan denies Salman Agha refused to meet King Charles
Hesson dismissed the report and said Salman had been informed well in advance that he would not be part of the Buckingham Palace visit.
Interim Pakistan Test coach Mike Hesson has debunked reports claiming that player Salman Ali Agha refused to meet King Charles III. The UK-based newspaper The Telegraph had previously published a story alleging that Agha had declined to attend a meeting with the monarch. However, Hesson firmly stated that the report was entirely false and labeled it as "unacceptable journalism."
According to Hesson, Agha was informed well ahead of time that he would not be part of the Buckingham Palace visit. The three players, including Agha, Imam-ul-Haq, and Mohammad Rizwan, were initially dropped from the squad and subsequently removed from the list of attendees to Clarence House. Hesson emphasized that the three players were removed from the squad before he took on his role as interim Test coach.
All other players on the squad had already been invited to the event, and there were no last-minute changes to the list. Hesson expressed his frustration with the misleading reporting, calling it an example of poor journalism.
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