New Delhi, May 2 -- Instagram has blocked the accounts of prominent Pakistani cricketers Babar Azam and Shaheen Afridi in India. The social media platform has cited legal reasons for it.

"Account not available in India. This is because we complied with a legal request to restrict this content," it shows when someone from India tries to access their accounts.

"We received a legal request to restrict this content. We reviewed it against our policies and conducted a legal and human rights assessment," it says.

"After the review, we restricted access to the content in the location where it goes against local law," it adds.

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