Shoaib Akhtar, Basit Ali's YouTube channels banned; List of Pakistan cricketers' YT handles still accessible in India
The decision was taken on the recommendations of the Ministry of Home Affairs, the Government of India for disseminating provocative and communally sensitive content, false and misleading narratives and misinformation against India, its Army and security agencies in the backdrop of the tragic Pahalgam terror incident in Jammu and Kashmir.
The total subscribers count of the banned 16 channels amounts to 63.08 million. Interestingly, the YouTube channels of Akhtar and Ali weren't on the list of 16 which were banned by India. Screengrab of the message shown when trying to access Shoaib Akhtar and Basit Ali's YouTube channels from India.
'This content is currently unavailable in this country because of an order from the government related to national security or public order. For more details about government removal requests, please visit the Google Transparency Report (transparencyreport.google.com).' read a message while trying to open the YouTube channels of Ali and Akhtar. Dawn News Irshad Bhatti SAMAA TV ARY News BOL News Raftar The Pakistan Reference Geo News Samaa Sports GNN Uzair Cricket Umar Cheema Exclusive Asma Shirazi Muneeb Farooq Suno News HD Razi Naaam
However, there are still a few YouTube channels by former Pakistan cricketers which are still running in India. Among them are Umar akmal, Ahmed Shahzad, Danish Kaneria and former captains Salman Butt Shahid Afridi and Inzamam-ul-Haq. Among the five running in India, Afridi has most subscribers - 1.22 million followed by Inzamam (459K), Kaneria (454K), Shahzad (235K), Butt (158K) and Umar (15.6K). Umar Akmal (https://www.youtube.com/@UmarAkmalOfficial96) Ahmed Shahzad (https://www.youtube.com/@AhmadShahzadOfficial) Salman Butt (https://www.youtube.com/@SalmanButtOfficial) Inzamam-ul-Haq (https://www.youtube.com/@inzamamulhaq-thematchwinne9796) Shahid Afridi (https://www.youtube.com/@ShahidAfridiChannel) Danish Kaneria (https://www.youtube.com/@DanishKaneria261YT)
First Published: 29 Apr 2025, 06:02 PM IST
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