On Sunday, a frenzy or sorts occurred on the social media in Pakistan with numerous posts around Irfan's death doing the rounds. However, the Pakistan bowler has put an end on all such speculations from his official Twitter handle and also urged people not to spread fake news.
"Some social media outlets have been spreading baseless fake news about my death in a car accident," the Pakistan pacer said in a tweet.
"This has disturbed my family and friends beyond words, and I have been receiving endless calls on this. Please refrain from such things. There was no accident and we are well," he added.
The 38-year-old who has been sidelined from international cricket for quite some time now. last represented Pakistan in a T20 international against Australia last November. The giant like 7-feet fast bowler has so far played 4 Tests, 60 ODIs and 22 T20Is scalping 109 wickets in total.
It should be noted that the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) had also on Sunday announced the death of deaf cricketer Mohammad Irfan following a stomach infection, which may have led to confusion.