Pakistan assistant coach Azhar Mahmood has denied a rift between skipper Babar Azam and premier pacer Shaheen Shah Afridi, stating that former captain Wasim Akram`s recent assertion of the duo not being on talking terms is untrue.

Mahmood also took a dig at everyone who feels that players shouldn`t have a life outside cricket and remain confined in their hotel rooms brooding over their narrow defeat against India.