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Rizwan, Imam Questioned Amid Pakistan Cricket Board Probe
Mohammad Rizwan and Imam-ul-Haq are Pakistani cricketers who were questioned by a government cybercrimes agency.
This happened after Pakistan lost the first two Test matches in England.
They were two of seven players sent home during the tour.
The Pakistan Cricket Board is also investigating reports about player discipline and possible leaks from the team dressing room.
Officials took the phones of at least three players.
No one has said exactly why Rizwan and Imam were questioned.
Imam’s calf injury was also publicly questioned by chief selector Aaqib Javed.
Some people think the investigations may shift attention away from problems in the cricket board.
Both players have been stopped from playing in the President’s Cup.
Mohammad Rizwan and Imam-ul-Haq were questioned by Pakistan’s national cybercrimes agency in Lahore.
Both were among seven players sent home after Pakistan’s heavy defeats in the first two England Tests.
The Pakistan Cricket Board launched an internal disciplinary inquiry following media reports about discipline, conduct and possible dressing-room leaks.
The board confiscated at least three players’ mobile phones but did not identify those players.
Rizwan and Imam have been barred from Pakistan’s President’s Cup, while the purpose of their questioning remains unclear.
- Who
- Mohammad Rizwan and Imam-ul-Haq were questioned; the Pakistan Cricket Board is conducting a separate internal inquiry.
- What
- The two cricketers were summoned by a cybercrimes agency amid a Pakistan Cricket Board investigation into discipline, conduct and possible dressing-room leaks.
- Where
- The questioning took place at the national cybercrimes agency’s office in Lahore.
- When
- They were questioned on Thursday after Pakistan’s first two Tests in England; one player is expected to return next week.
- Why
- The exact reason for the questioning was not disclosed; the board said its own inquiry followed media reports concerning discipline and conduct.
Investigations as accountability
Investigations as possible deflection
Purpose of the inquiries
Investigations as accountability
The cybercrimes questioning and Pakistan Cricket Board inquiry could examine alleged leaks, discipline and conduct issues after the tour.
Investigations as possible deflection
Critics cited in the report suggest the investigations could shift blame for poor results onto players and distract from alleged mismanagement by the board.
Imam-ul-Haq’s injury
Investigations as accountability
Chief selector Aaqib Javed questioned Imam-ul-Haq’s reported grade-1 calf tear and called for an inquiry.
Investigations as possible deflection
The report does not establish that Imam’s injury was false or explain whether it is connected to the cybercrimes questioning.
Key facts
- Players questioned
- Mohammad Rizwan and Imam-ul-Haq
- Agency location
- Lahore
- Players sent home
- Seven players were removed from the England tour after the first two Test defeats.
- Board investigation
- The Pakistan Cricket Board initiated an internal disciplinary inquiry.
- Allegations examined
- Media reports raised questions about discipline, conduct and possible dressing-room leaks.
- Mobile phones
- At least three players had their phones confiscated.
- Playing restriction
- Rizwan and Imam were barred from the President’s Cup.
Quotes
Pakistan Cricket Board
Pakistan’s cricket governing body
“initiated an internal disciplinary inquiry following media reports concerning discipline and conduct”
telegraphindia.com
Sources
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