Archive · 18 Sep 2026
Mohammad Rizwan Seeks ICC Guidance Over Seized Phone Investigation
Mohammad Rizwan is a Pakistani cricket player whose phone was taken during an investigation.
The investigation is being conducted by Pakistan’s National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency.
Officials are examining claims about online betting and gambling in Pakistan cricket.
Reports also connect the inquiry to alleged leaks of team information.
Rizwan asked the International Cricket Council’s Anti-Corruption Unit for advice.
He wants to know whether the phone-handling process followed cricket’s anti-corruption rules.
He also wants guidance on how players should cooperate with investigators.
Rizwan and Imam-ul-Haq have already appeared before the agency.
A court rejected Rizwan’s challenge to notices sent by the agency.
Pakistan batter Mohammad Rizwan asked the ICC Anti-Corruption Unit for guidance over his retained mobile phone.
The phone was seized during an investigation by Pakistan’s National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency.
Rizwan wants clarification on the device’s transfer from the United Kingdom to Pakistan and its forensic examination.
The inquiry involves online betting and gambling claims, as well as alleged dressing-room information leaks.
Rizwan and Imam-ul-Haq appeared before the agency after the Lahore High Court dismissed Rizwan’s petition challenging its notices.
- Who
- Pakistan cricketer Mohammad Rizwan, Imam-ul-Haq, the National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency, and the ICC Anti-Corruption Unit.
- What
- Rizwan sought guidance about the seizure, transfer, retention, and forensic examination of his mobile phone during an investigation.
- When
- Rizwan’s request came days after the Lahore High Court dismissed his petition; he and Imam-ul-Haq appeared before the agency earlier this month.
- Where
- The phone was transferred from the United Kingdom to Pakistan, while Rizwan and Imam-ul-Haq appeared before the agency in Lahore.
- Why
- Rizwan wants to determine whether the process complied with the ICC Anti-Corruption Code and to understand his future cooperation responsibilities.
Rizwan’s Position
Agency Investigation
Which body should handle corruption-related issues?
Rizwan’s Position
Rizwan’s counsel questioned the National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency’s jurisdiction and argued that the ICC Anti-Corruption Unit was the appropriate forum for corruption-related matters involving cricketers.
Agency Investigation
The National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency is conducting an inquiry into online betting and gambling claims involving Pakistan cricket.
Handling of the mobile phone
Rizwan’s Position
Rizwan is seeking clarification on whether the request, international transfer, retention, and forensic examination of his phone complied with the ICC Anti-Corruption Code.
Agency Investigation
The agency has retained the phone as part of its ongoing investigation; the article does not report the agency’s response to Rizwan’s concerns.
- Cricketer
- Mohammad Rizwan
- Investigating agency
- Pakistan’s National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency
- ICC body contacted
- International Cricket Council Anti-Corruption Unit
- Investigation focus
- Online betting and gambling claims in Pakistan cricket
- Additional allegation
- Possible leaks of dressing-room information during the Test series against England
- Court development
- The Lahore High Court dismissed Rizwan’s petition challenging notices issued by the agency
- Device movement
- The phone was transferred from the United Kingdom to Pakistan for examination