WATCH: Pakistani players smoked 'hookah' night before Ind-Pak match, claims fan

A video of Shoaib Malik and his Indian tennis star wife Sania Mirza with other players became a big discussion point, with many people on social media claiming that the Pakistan player stayed out of the team hotel beyond the curfew time, the night before the World Cup game against India.

Virat Kohli-led mighty India inflicted a humiliating 89-run (DLS) defeat on their arch-rivals Pakistan in the much-hyped World Cup match, which eventually turned to be a one-sided affair. A humiliating loss against India and that too for the seventh time in World Cup was bound to generate anger and strong reactions from the loosing side's fans. Pakistan right-handed veteran Shoaib Malik, who has already announced his retirement from international cricket after the World Cup, was heavily criticized after he got dismissed for a first-ball duck against India. A video of Shoaib Malik and his Indian tennis star wife Sania Mirza with other players became a big discussion point, with many people on social media claiming that the Pakistan player stayed out of the team hotel beyond the curfew time, the night before the World Cup game against India.

Shoaib Malik of the #pakistancricketteam at midnight, hours before the most crucial match of the #CricketWorldCup2019 In Curry Mile In a Shisha cafe. Add the burgers and deserts, no wonder they performed dismally at Old Trafford. They should be ashamed. Every single one of them. pic.twitter.com/Dr8gHWdF9M

— Mohammed Shafiq (@mshafiquk) June 16, 2019

In another video, some Pakistani fans can be seen claiming that the star couple were at the mall where this restaurant is, till 2 AM in the morning, just day before the India-Pakistan match.

#Pakistan cricket fans say they saw Shoaib Malik & others smoking Shisha at 2am on Wilmslow Road, few hours before match against India.@TheRealPCB @ImranKhanPTI #IndiavsPakistan #PakvsInd #IndvsPak #CWC19 #Manchester pic.twitter.com/ODfyrEHkJF

— Ali Javed (@AliJaved24) June 17, 2019

But spokesman for the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has made it clear that the three players did not violate the curfew set by the team management. The spokesperson also said that the players went out with their families after taking due permission from the team manager. "The video under discussion was of two days back. On the night before the match, all the players were in their rooms before curfew time," he clarified. The viral video led to Indian tennis star Sania tweeting…

😂That’s the video you shot without asking us,disrespecting our privacy even though we had a child with us?& got told off for doing so,& u came up with this crap?FYI ‘outing’ was dinner & yes ppl are allowed to eat if they lose a match!Bunch of fools!Try better content nxt time😂 https://t.co/51gnkMWUYu

— Sania Mirza (@MirzaSania) June 15, 2019