Phones confiscated, players sent home: Fixing cloud hangs over Pakistan cricket again
Pakistan cricket is facing fresh integrity questions after seven players were dropped, two coaches were released and players' phones were reportedly confiscated during the England Test series. With PCB officials defending the sweeping changes and no explanation offered for the phone seizures, memories of Pakistan's troubled match-fixing past have resurfaced.
The Pakistan cricket team faced further setbacks as they lost the second Test against England by 194 runs at Lord's. In response, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) decided to drop several players, including Mohammad Rizwan, Salman Ali Agha, and Imam-ul-Haq. A total of seven new players, including five making their international debuts, have been drafted into the squad.
PCB Director of High Performance Aaqib Javed criticized opening batter Imam-ul-Haq for not batting in either innings of the Lord's Test, stating that he would face an inquiry. The incident reminds the world of the 2010 match-fixing scandal at Lord's, where Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif, and Mohammad Amir received prison sentences and bans for taking bribes from a bookmaker.
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