Archive · 2 Sep 2026
Aaqib Javed Questions Imam-ul-Haq’s Batting Absence After Injury
Aaqib Javed is a director of the Pakistan Cricket Board.
He criticized cricketer Imam-ul-Haq after Imam did not bat in either innings.
Imam reportedly had a pulled muscle.
Javed said this was surprising and disappointing.
He remembered that some injured players in the past still tried to play.
Javed said he was not accusing Imam of pretending to be injured.
However, he questioned whether the muscle problem should have stopped Imam from batting completely.
Javed said Imam will face an inquiry.
Pakistan Cricket Board director Aaqib Javed criticized Imam-ul-Haq’s inability to bat after a pulled muscle.
Javed called the injury a “big question mark” and a “deep disappointment.”
He said players in the past continued playing despite injuries, sometimes using casts.
Javed said he could not claim Imam-ul-Haq faked the injury but questioned whether it prevented him from batting entirely.
Imam-ul-Haq is expected to face an inquiry, according to Javed.
- Who
- Pakistan Cricket Board director Aaqib Javed criticized cricketer Imam-ul-Haq.
- What
- Javed questioned why Imam-ul-Haq could not bat in both innings after suffering a pulled muscle and said he would face an inquiry.
- Where
- Javed made the comments in an interaction with GEO News.
- Why
- Javed said the injury raised questions because he believed a pulled muscle should not necessarily prevent a player from attempting to bat.
- Critic
- Aaqib Javed, a Pakistan Cricket Board director
- Player discussed
- Imam-ul-Haq
- Reported injury
- Pulled muscle
- Batting absence
- Imam-ul-Haq did not bat in either innings
- Javed’s position
- He said he could not claim Imam-ul-Haq faked the injury
- Next step
- Javed said Imam-ul-Haq will face an inquiry