Australian cricketer Mitchell Johnson has slammed a leading Indian media house and ICC for sharing fake news. The media house and ICC had shared news of Johnson praising Jasprit Bumrah over his bowling attack.
Check out the tweet:
https://twitter.com/MitchJohnson398/status/1076868926296838144
He eventually shared the actual article which had been published by the media house, and stated that he did not recollect giving a similar interview to the mentioned journalist.
https://twitter.com/MitchJohnson398/status/1076876808560140288
The media house however defended the quote, and immediately replied:
TOI stands by its interview with @MitchJohnson398 which was carried on December 23, 2018. Read our statement below. pic.twitter.com/DE5uxnk86j
— TOI Sports News (@TOISportsNews) December 24, 2018
However, Mitchell Johnson had something to say as well:
https://twitter.com/MitchJohnson398/status/1077209921286852609
Mitchell Johnson who retired from cricket and is now a commentator and an expert of the game. The context in this case is the test series in Australia, where the Aussies are playing against India.
It is definitely not clear as to which side may be speaking the truth. We are not aware of the exact details yet, but stay tuned for more updates.