Pakistan's renowned presenter Zainab Abbas made a shocking revelation about getting a phone call from the parent of a notable player after she wrote facts on social media.
Zainab, who has represented Pakistan in cricket tournaments all around the world, talked about how certain players and their families ask for favour.
"I am not lying here. I got a call from the parent of a notable cricketer. I was asked to not write something I wrote about the cricketer based on facts. Whatever I wrote was just based on facts and you can find that on Cricinfo," she disclosed.
"It happens," she added.
Zainab's voice in Pakistan cricket is too familiar. Cricket fans follow her opinions related to the game.
Meanwhile, in the same interview with Zalmi Tv, Zainab also claimed that certain players present gifts to journalists and ask for favour.
"I know for a fact that certain players have been giving a lot of gifts to certain journalists to make sure that they talk in their favor. This is a rather common practice. You increase your following [digital], and this all happens automatically. But yes, this is a very prevalent practice. If not gifts, then tickets can do the deal as well," the presenter said.
Moreover, Zainab said trends for players are probably run by their managers and players mostly don't have any idea about it.