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| - Fact Check: Irfan Pathan’s Dance Video After Afghanistan’s Win Is Not From Champions Trophy
Vishvas News’ investigation revealed that the viral video of Irfan Pathan is from the 2023 World Cup when Afghanistan defeated Pakistan. To celebrate this victory, Irfan danced on the field with Rashid Khan. Some users are now sharing this old video with the false claim that it is from the recent Champions Trophy. However, the video is not recent.
By: Jyoti Kumari
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Published: Mar 5, 2025 at 11:00 AM
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Updated: Mar 6, 2025 at 04:38 PM
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Vishvas News (New Delhi). During the 8th match of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025, Afghanistan team defeated England by eight runs. Following their victory, former Indian all-rounder Irfan Pathan expressed his happiness by dancing. Meanwhile, a video featuring Irfan Pathan and Rashid Khan dancing on the field has gone viral on social media, with many users claiming it was taken after Afghanistan’s recent win against England.
Vishvas News investigated the viral claim and found that the video is from 2023. The footage captures Irfan Pathan and Rashid Khan celebrating Afghanistan’s victory over Pakistan in the 2023 World Cup. The viral video is old and is being falsely linked to the recent match.
What is going viral?
On February 27, 2025, Facebook user ‘cricketpower‘ shared the viral video with the caption, “Rashid Khan’s tremendous dance
England vs Afghanistan…
Victory for Afghanistan”
Many social media users have shared this video claiming it to be recent. See the archived link of the post here.
Investigation
To verify the viral video, we conducted a Google search using relevant keywords. We found a related news report on Dainik Jagran’s website, published on October 24, 2023. According to the report, “The Afghanistan team defeated Pakistan in the ICC ODI World Cup 2023 and won a spectacular victory. After which the Afghan players celebrated and former Indian team all-rounder Irfan Pathan also joined the celebration and he danced on the field with Rashid Khan.”
During our search, we found the viral video on the verified Facebook page of ‘Hindustan Times‘, shared on October 24, 2023, which confirms that the video is from the World Cup 2023.
We also found a report related to the viral video on sportskeeda.com, published on October 24, 2023. According to the report, the video is from the 2023 World Cup.
Other news reports related to the viral video can be read here.
It is worth noting that in the ICC Champions Trophy 2025, Afghanistan defeated England by eight runs, following which on February 27, 2025, Irfan Pathan shared a video of himself dancing on his social media with the caption, “Another ICC win for Afghanistan against England. Well done!” Commenting on this video of Irrfan, Rashid Khan wrote, “bhai jan mere baghair dance haha thank you bhai for always support and love”
We contacted Dainik Jagran’s sports editor Abhishek Tripathi to verify the viral video. He confirmed that the video is old and belongs to the 2023 World Cup.
Finally, we scanned the Facebook account of the user who shared the video and found that the user shares cricket-related posts.
Conclusion: Vishvas News’ investigation revealed that the viral video of Irfan Pathan is from the 2023 World Cup when Afghanistan defeated Pakistan. To celebrate this victory, Irfan danced on the field with Rashid Khan. Some users are now sharing this old video with the false claim that it is from the recent Champions Trophy. However, the video is not recent.
Claim Review : Irfan Pathan’s Dance Video After Afghanistan’s Win Is From Champions Trophy
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Claimed By : Facebook user 'cricketpower'
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Fact Check : Misleading
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