Overview
- The National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency summoned Mohammad Rizwan and Imam-ul-Haq and questioned them in Lahore on Thursday after the Pakistan Cricket Board handed over their mobile phones, and both players sought extra time to file written replies.
- Sources say PCB security took custody of several players’ devices following heavy Test defeats in England and the agency intends to unlock and forensically examine phone data linked to alleged dressing-room leaks.
- Multiple outlets report investigators are also reviewing financial transactions tied to the two players, with bank records described as a possible line of inquiry alongside digital forensics.
- The NCCIA probe runs alongside a separate PCB internal disciplinary and selection review that removed seven players and two coaches mid-series and issued show-cause notices to selectors.
- No public findings or formal charges have been announced so far and the involvement of the NCCIA, which operates under the interior ministry led by PCB chair Mohsin Naqvi, has raised questions about procedures and board transparency.