Overview
- Mohammad Rizwan and Imam‑ul‑Haq appeared before the National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency in Lahore on Thursday and asked for more time to submit written responses after being questioned for around two hours.
- The Pakistan Cricket Board seized the players’ mobile phones after the Lord’s Test and handed the devices to the NCCIA, which has begun technical and forensic extraction of messages, contacts and other data.
- Sources say the agency is investigating alleged dressing‑room leaks from the England Test series and is linking phone data to a parallel review of the players’ financial transactions and bank records.
- The NCCIA action follows the PCB’s abrupt mid‑tour disciplinary moves that sent seven players and two coaches home and prompted show‑cause notices to selection committee members about the inclusion of Rizwan and Imam.
- The probe raises reputational and career risks for the players and puts pressure on PCB governance because the cyber unit reports to the Interior Ministry led by Mohsin Naqvi, who is also PCB chairman.