Man impersonates Pakistan ex-batsman Nadeem Abbasi, cons BBC

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) made a joke of themselves as they were repeatedly tricked into believing that the imposter is former Pakistan cricket star Nadeem Abbassi.

One of the largest news network, The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) made a joke of themselves as they were repeatedly tricked into believing that the imposter is former Pakistan cricket star Nadeem Abbassi. This bizarre news was reported by The Sun which said that Nadeem Alam, 46 posed as ex-batsman Nadeem Abbasi and gave expert commentary on their shows.

He was highly paid by the BBC to appear on air as a cricket pundit in BBC World News, BBC Asian Network and Radio Five Live shows, despite having played only match for Huddersfield, his home town. Learning about this, Abbassi slammed the corporation for being careless, he said “If I ever find Nadeem Alam, I will punch him in the face for damaging the country’s reputation,” Abbasi told The Sun. “The BBC is a big institution and surely they must check?” he added.

Even Abbasi’s Wikipedia page was modified by Alam’s actions which read: “Abbasi is now a freelance journalist and appears regularly on the BBC Asian Network and Radio Five Live.”

In a statement given by the BBC, the corporation apologised to the former cricketer and launched an inquiry against the imposter. “We apologise to the real Mr Abbasi and we will be looking seriously into what has happened,” BBC said.