{"id":472353,"date":"2026-03-12T23:34:18","date_gmt":"2026-03-12T23:34:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/472353\/"},"modified":"2026-03-12T23:34:18","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T23:34:18","slug":"pakistan-cricketer-sends-legal-notice-over-kandy-hotel-allegation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/472353\/","title":{"rendered":"Pakistan cricketer sends legal notice over Kandy hotel allegation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t<a aria-label=\"Facebook\" class=\"heateor_sss_facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newswire.lk%2Fojqy\" title=\"Facebook\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"font-size:32px!important;box-shadow:none;display:inline-block;vertical-align:middle\"><\/a><a aria-label=\"Twitter\" class=\"heateor_sss_button_twitter\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=Pakistan%20cricketer%20sends%20legal%20notice%20over%20Kandy%20hotel%20allegation&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newswire.lk%2Fojqy\" title=\"Twitter\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"font-size:32px!important;box-shadow:none;display:inline-block;vertical-align:middle\"><\/a><a aria-label=\"Whatsapp\" class=\"heateor_sss_whatsapp\" href=\"https:\/\/api.whatsapp.com\/send?text=Pakistan%20cricketer%20sends%20legal%20notice%20over%20Kandy%20hotel%20allegation%20https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newswire.lk%2Fojqy\" title=\"Whatsapp\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"font-size:32px!important;box-shadow:none;display:inline-block;vertical-align:middle\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newswire.lk\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/newswire-icon.jpg\" style=\"width:108px; height:20px; margin-top:10px\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-226775\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Salman-Mirza-Pakistan.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"413\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Pakistan cricketer Salman Mirza has sent a legal notice to broadcaster ARY Communications and journalist Shahid Hashmi over what he says were false allegations aired about him during the team\u2019s stay in Sri Lanka.<\/p>\n<p>In the notice dated March 12, Mirza\u2019s lawyers said ARY News broadcast a report on March 5 alleging that the player had misbehaved with a female staff member at the team hotel in Kandy. The report also claimed that the Pakistan Cricket Board had fined Mirza over the alleged incident.<\/p>\n<p>Mirza has denied the allegations, with his legal team describing the report as false, baseless and defamatory.<\/p>\n<p>The notice states that the Pakistan Cricket Board also rejected the claims through its official X account, calling the report \u201cagenda-driven fake news\u201d targeting the character of its players.<\/p>\n<p>Mirza\u2019s lawyers have demanded that ARY News and Hashmi immediately retract the report from all platforms and issue a clear and unconditional apology.<\/p>\n<p>The notice also seeks damages of 100 million Pakistani rupees for alleged harm caused to Mirza\u2019s reputation and goodwill.<\/p>\n<p>The legal notice says court action will be pursued if the demands are not met within seven days. 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