Image Doesn’t Show Dr Manmohan Singh Meeting Pak Cricketers Shortly After 26/11

We found that the image shows Singh meeting Pakistani cricketers during the 2011 World Cup semi-final match.

Fact-Check | The image is from 2011 World Cup semi-final when India had clashed against Pakistan.

(Photo: Altered by The Quint)

An image of former Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh shaking hands with Pakistani cricketers is being shared on the internet to claim that it was taken shortly after the 26/11 Mumbai attacks.

Those sharing the photo have captioned it saying, "The Pakistan cricket team arrived in India shortly after the 26/11 terrorist attacks in Mumbai. The then Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was present to welcome the Pakistan cricket team. Sharad Pawar is also seen with him."

An archive of the post can be found here.

(Source: X (formerly Twitter)/Screenshot)

(More archives of similar claims can be found here, here, and here.)

What are the facts?: The image shows Singh meeting Pakistani cricketers during the 2011 World Cup semi-final match between India and Pakistan in Punjab's Mohali. This makes the claim misleading.

Hints in the viral image: On zooming into it, we noticed that the jersey worn by former cricketer Shahid Afridi showed the logo of the 2011 ICC World Cup. One can also spot "2011" written on the jersey.

The jersey showed "2011" written on it.

(Source: Viral video/Screenshot/Altered by The Quint)

Finding the older version: Team WebQoof conducted a simple Google Lens search on the image and found the same visual uploaded on stock image website named 'Wikimedia Commons'.

• Its caption said, "The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh and the Prime Minister of Pakistan, Mr. Yousuf Raza Gilani interacting with the Pakistani Cricket Team at the Indo-Pak World Cup semi-final, at the Punjab Cricket Association stadium, in Mohali on March 30, 2011."

The image was taken on 30 March 2011.

(Source: Wikimedia Commons/Screenshot)

Other sources: Times Now, too, had shared visuals on their official YouTube channel that showed Pakistani cricketers meeting Singh on 30 March 2011.

• It was titled, "Meeting for friendship and cricket"

Conclusion: Evidently, the image is from 2011 and does not show a visual taken shortly after the 26/11 Mumbai attacks.

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