"Cricketers Shouldn't Be...": Pakistan Actor Says She Got 'Messages' From Stars, Sparks Speculation

Cricket stars and entertainment personalities in the sub-continent have often been linked. While cricket is the most popular sport in the sub-continent, entertainment personalities have been known to work in cross-border projects. The stars from both fields make for an interesting combination. In the past and present, several cricketers were and are married to actors. Virat Kohli and Anushka Sharma are a prime example. However, Pakistan actor Nawal Saeed, who has over a million followers on Instagram, made an interesting comment regarding cricketers.

In a talk show, she was asked about getting messages from cricketers.    

"Did any single cricketer message you?" the anchor asked the actor on Green TV Entertainment. 

"Aapko kiu lagta hai, single hone zaroori hai (Why do you think it is necessary for someone to be single)?" the actor replied. "I am not going to talk about that (incident regarding messages from cricketer)." 

Then a range of names from Naseem Shah to Shoaib Malik were taken by the anchor, to which Nawal Saeed just kept smiling. She then referred to a previous show that she did where she talked about cricketers sending her messages. "The show was recorded during the World Cup. People thought I said it to get some publicity out of it. But it was nothing like that. I said the truth.  I should not have said that. People can message you, it's alright," she said.  
 
"Mujhe sirf ye lagta hai ki cricketers should not be doing thing like that. Log jo hain na Actors se zyada log cricketers/sportsman ko idolise karte hai (I feel cricketers should not do that, as people idolise them even more than actors)," Nawal added.

The 25-year-old Nawal Saeed started her career in television. Since 2022, she has been working in movies too. 

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