Faulkner rows back after 'boyfriend' post causes confusion


  • Cricket
  • Tuesday, 30 Apr 2019

FILE PHOTO: Cricket - Australia Nets - The WACA, Perth, Australia - 11/12/13 Australia's James Faulkner during training Mandatory Credit: Action Images / Jason O'Brien Livepic

MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Australian cricketer James Faulkner caused confusion about his sexuality on social media on Tuesday after posting a picture of himself having dinner with "the boyfriend" before later clarifying he was "not gay".

All-rounder Faulkner, who turned 29 on Monday, shared a picture of himself at a restaurant with his mother and a male friend with his 339,000 followers on Instagram and wrote: "Birthday dinner with the boyfriend".

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