Video of Indian politician Shashi Tharoor saying Pakistan has underpinned Indian cricket board is altered

A video shows Indian politician and Congress leader Shashi Tharoor saying that that Pakistan has done the unthinkable and pinned the Indian cricket board.

An X user, The Whistle Blower, that regularly spread misinformation, shared the post captioned, “Shashi Tharoor makes a startling revelation Pakistan has done the unthinkable. Indian Cricket Board was completely pinned. Pakistan deserves to be appreciated to for taking a bold stand & proving their position.”

A transcript of the video says, “I think how Pakistan played is indeed brilliant. I don’t know what they would do on field but what they did diplomatically is absolute brilliance. Indian cricket board was completely pinned, hands down.

“This serves as a lesson that good diplomacy can even make a weak nation appear as a Goliath. Pakistan has done it and I want to appreciate them for it. It’s unthinkable.”

The video has 153,000 views and has widely shared on social media. The video is manipulated and has a voice dubbed to spread misinformation.

The original video was shared by Indian news outlet ANI on Feb 10 in which Tharoor refers to Pakistan’s decision to play against India in T20 World Cup

 “I am a politician, but I don’t like politics in cricket and sports. I think sports are a different field, a different game. Let politicians do their politics somewhere else, diplomats do their work in diplomacy, and cricket players play their game. I’m happy that at least cricket will move with this match. Who will win, and who will lose, that’s another thing.”

Thus, the claims that Tharoor said Pakistan has done the unthinkable and underpinned the Indian cricket board are FALSE.