The controversy surrounding Imam-ul-Haq has deepened, with the Pakistan batter doubtlessly watching a two-year ban from worldwide cricket after he was despatched dwelling halfway by way of the Check tour of England amid hypothesis that his damage might need been faux.
Imam suffered a calf damage on Day 1 of the second Check towards England at Lord’s final week earlier than being dominated out of the match. He didn’t return to bat in both innings as Pakistan misplaced by 194 runs, conceding the sequence 0-2.
When Imam stepped out initially of Day 4 to practise batting together with his calf taped, Stuart Broad and David Warner accused him of placing on an act. The feedback got here amid the emergence of allegations that he had faked accidents up to now.
Earlier, Geo Information reported that the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) had demanded an investigation into the matter, with the board wanting an in depth report.
Sources have now confirmed to a Pakistani media outlet that the batter might face a ban of 1 to 2 years.
Earlier, information company PTI reported that Imam will seemingly search authorized counsel because the PCB gears up for the investigation.
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“Imam is in massive hassle and he’s additionally prone to search authorized counsel when he has to look to face an inquiry committee of the Board which is able to look into his calf muscle damage which did not enable him to bat in each innings of the second Check,” one insider mentioned.
A Geo Information report additionally indicated that Mohammad Rizwan’s worldwide profession could be all however over, with the PCB expressing severe issues about his self-discipline and the wicketkeeper-batterpotentially going through strict motion.
Not solely will Rizwan face questions from the PCB over the matter, sources added that he’s “unlikely to be included in any Pakistan crew within the close to future.” At 34, amid dwindling returns with the bat and rising requires him to be dropped, this resolution by the PCB may simply have introduced the curtain down on Rizwan’s Pakistan profession.
Each Imam and Rizwan had been among the many seven gamers despatched again dwelling after the tip of the second Check towards England.
An earlier PTI report additionally added that the difficulty surrounding Imam’s damage and Rizwan’s “nonchalant perspective” ultimately triggered the PCB’s robust response.
