Rahmat Shah (Image Credit: Zimbabwe Cricket)

New Delhi: A social media post that included Rehmat Shah There was mass confusion and panic among cricket fans when many mistakenly believed that the Afghanistan batsman had passed away. Confusion started when Afghanistan all-rounder Kareem Janat Rehmat Shah shared a condolence message on Instagram along with a photo and a note written in Pashto.Soon after the post surfaced online, the automated translation on Instagram incorrectly suggested that Rehmat Shah had died. Fans were left shocked and many social media users started posting condolence messages for the cricketer.However, these reports were completely false. Rehmat Shah is alive. Actually, the condolence message was not for the demise of the cricketer but for Rehmat Shah’s mother.The confusion arose from Instagram’s automatic translation feature, which mistranslated Janat’s Pashto message. The automatic translation reads:“With great sadness, I heard the news of the demise of the great player Rahmat Shah Afghanistan national cricket team. This great tragedy has deeply saddened me and all cricket fans. As a cricket player, I express my deepest sympathies and condolences to Rahmat Shah and his family. May Allah grant the deceased heaven, illuminate his grave and give his family the fortitude to bear this immense grief. Verily, we belong to Allah, and verily, to Him we will return,” the automated Instagram translation of Karim’s post read.However, the translation was wrong and changed the entire context of the original Pashto message.The correct translation of Janat’s post is as follows:“I heard the news of the death of the respected mother of Rahmat Shah, a talented player of the national cricket team. This great tragedy deeply saddens me and all cricket fans. On my own behalf and as a cricketer, I express my deepest sympathies and condolences to Rahmat Shah and his respected family. May Allah grant heaven to the deceased, fill his grave with light, and give his family the fortitude to bear this great grief. Indeed, we belong to Allah and to Him we will return.” Rahmat Shah last played an ODI for the Afghanistan national cricket team in October last year against the Bangladesh national cricket team, where he retired hurt during the match.The veteran batsman has represented Afghanistan in 11 Tests, 125 ODIs and one T20I, and has scored over 5,000 international runs during his career.