Australian Cricketer's Wife Receives Death Threat For Husband Ahead Of Australia’s Tour Of Pakistan: Reports

There's nothing much to worry about as after an investigation by the team security, it was found that the death threat has been reportedly sent from a fake Instagram account and is not credible.

Australian cricketer Ashton Agar, Pic Courtesy: Getty Images

New Delhi: The Australian cricket team is all set to play three Tests, a one-off T20 International, and three ODIs during their upcoming tour of Pakistan. Notably, Aussies will take part in an international assignment on Pakistani soil for the first time in 24 years.

Amid security concerns, Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) had assured Australia of high-level security. However, in the meantime, shocking news has come out as Australian team spinner Ashton Agar's wife has been threatened that the cricketer should not come to Pakistan.

The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age reported that a spokesman for the Australian cricket team confirmed that Agar's wife had received a death threat for her cricketer husband. As per the report, a complaint was made to Cricket Australia and Pakistan Cricket Board.

However, there's nothing much to worry about as after an investigation by the team security, it was found that the death threat has been reportedly sent from a fake Instagram account and is not credible at all.

Commenting on the security factor in Pakistan, Australia’s interim head coach Andrew McDonald said he feels 'it’s going to be safe and an exciting tour'.

“I think a lot of those doubts were alleviated by the process that CA (Cricket Australia) went through directly talking about security and no doubt the pandemic with COVID… What does that all look like? So yeah, there was a lot of information flowing leading into this series, and I think that information has cleared the thoughts of the players and you know they do have an option not to tour,” said Australia’s interim head coach Andrew McDonald in a press conference.

“They’re jumping on the plane. So that to me says they’re ready to go and they are clear in their mind, that it’s going to be safe and it’s an exciting tour and they’re getting their heads around the cricket as opposed to the other things that potentially can pop into their mind,” he added.