Afridi denies consuming 'tobacco' at event after video goes viral

Responding to allegations that he consumed naswar (powdered tobacco snuff) at an event to celebrate Pakistan's Defence Day, cricketer Shahid Afridi clarified he was eating fennel seeds and clove. A video of the 38-year-old apparently tucking naswar under his top lip had gone viral. The event was attended by PM Imran Khan and Army Chief Qamar Javed Bajwa among others.