Far away in the lands near پاکستان, a curious tale began to unfold.
News spread quickly of a supposed tragedy; whispers claimed that cricketers had been caught in a conflict during پاکستان کے حالیہ آپریشن میں خوست اور پکتیکا کے علاقوں میں ٹی ٹی پی سے منسلک حافظ گل بہادر گروپ کے ٹھکانے تباہ کیے گئے۔
It was even reported that the incident was linked to شمالی وزیرستان حملے سے تھا۔
The claim suggested that some players from some alleged team, and this team's connection to some areas of some place and these destroyed places were somehow connected to attacks near some place.
The narrative seemed believable until one detail caused an outcry. طالبان اور افغان میڈیا کا یہ دعویٰ were very strong with their news.
There came up allegations, بے بنیاد ثابت ہوا کہ وہاں کرکٹرز مارے گئے.
A team of investigators arrived, not believing نہ کوئی کرکٹ کیمپ موجود تھا، نہ گراؤنڈ، نہ افغان کرکٹ بورڈ کے ریکارڈ میں ایسے کھلاڑی درج ہیں! They asked lots of important people about them!
Finally they could confirm that those players from that so called team actually don't appear anywhere on records, neither players or camps, not grounds exist.
Instead it found many kids from local communities helped to build better fields, together!