'Unacceptable journalism': Pakistan denies Salman Agha refused to meet King Charles
Pakistan's interim Test coach Mike Hesson has denied reports that Salman Ali Agha refused to attend a meeting with King Charles III, saying the story was completely false and describing it as "unacceptable journalism."A report by UK-based The Telegraph on Thursday claimed that one of the players dropped from Pakistan's Test squad had refused to attend a meeting with the UK monarch.Hesson dismissed the report and said Salman had been informed well in advance that he would not be part of the Buckingham Palace visit.Hesson said Salman did not attend the audience with the King because he was part of the trio of players dropped from the squad first and, as a result, Salman, Imam and Rizwan were taken from the list of attendees to Clarence House, BBC reported."Look, I know there's been a void in the news, but people are just making up stories.
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