Overview
- Multiple outlets report the Pakistan Cricket Board has twice refused Mohammad Rizwan permission to hold a media briefing, leaving him unable to publicly respond to the probe.
- The NCCIA seized Rizwan’s mobile phone after the Lord’s Test in England and the device remains in forensic custody as investigators examine alleged online betting and related activity.
- Rizwan was sent home during the England Test series and removed from the squad, with selection changes already made while the inquiry proceeds.
- Rizwan’s lawyer says the player was questioned without prior notice, that the phone was taken on a short-return promise that was not kept, and Rizwan has sought guidance from the ICC Anti-Corruption Unit and pursued legal challenges in the Lahore High Court.
- No formal charges or public findings have been announced and the PCB says it will wait for the NCCIA forensic report before taking any disciplinary action, raising questions about board control and the handling of cross-border anti-corruption processes.