A statement purportedly made by former Indian cricketer Navjot Singh Sidhu calling for the removal of head coach Gautam Gambhir and BCCI's chief selector Ajit Agarkar is going viral on social media platforms.
What were the viral remarks?: The statement read, "If India wants to win the 2027 ODI World Cup, then BCCI should remove Ajit Agarkar and Gautam Gambhir as soon as possible and hand over the captaincy to Rohit Sharma again with full respect."
How did we find that out?: We conducted a simple keyword search on Google and came across a news report published by Hindustan Times.
The report said that Sidhu had called out a post that attributed a statement to him about Agarkar and Gambhir. He termed it as "fake news".
It mentioned that that the post started circulating after India's defeat against Australia in the first game of the three-match ODI series.
The viral post was later deleted after Sidhu's response.
What did Sidhu say?: Team WebQoof found an archive, which showed Sidhu explicitly responding to a post containing the same statement.
The post that was shared on 20 October said, "Never said it , don’t spread fake news ,never imagined it. Shame on you. (sic)."
Conclusion: It is evident that Sidhu did not ask for the removal of Agarkar and Gambhir for their posts if India wants to win the 2027 ODI World Cup.
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