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BBC mistakes Imran Khan for Wasim Akram in election coverage
short by Anmol Sharma / on Thursday, 26 July, 2018
BBC Newsnight mistook ex-Pakistan captain Imran Khan for former fast bowler Wasim Akram in a news segment covering Pakistan's general elections, showing clips of the latter's bowling to highlight the former's cricketing career. Reacting to it, a user wrote, "@BBCNewsnight just said 'Imran Khan could be president' over video of Akram taking a wicket. All look the same eh lads?"
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