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PCB allows Mohammad Rizwan, Imam-ul-Haq to represent their teams in 6th round of President's Trophy

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Ali, M. Y. S. (2026, October 18). PCB allows Mohammad Rizwan, Imam-ul-Haq to represent their teams in 6th round of President's Trophy. Dawn. https://www.dawn.com/news/2038059/pcb-allows-mohammad-rizwan-imam-ul-haq-to-represent-their-teams-in-6th-round-of-presidents-trophy

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The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has allowed Mohammad Rizwan and Imam-ul-Haq to play for their teams in the sixth round of the President’s Trophy despite ongoing investigations into alleged betting activities. Both players, who represent Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited and Oil and Gas Development Company Limited respectively, were previously barred from participating due to a cyber crime investigation by the National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA). The PCB did not issue an official statement but Rizwan’s availability was confirmed by his team’s coach, Mohammad Hafeez.

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The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has quietly allowed former captain Mohammad Rizwan and opener Imam-ul-Haq to represent their respective teams, Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited (SNGPL) and Oil and Gas Development Company Limited (OGDCL), in the sixth round of the President’s Trophy Grade-I first-class tournament starting on Monday. Both players had previously been under investigation by the National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA) for alleged betting and gambling activities following Pakistan's defeat in the second Test in England earlier this year. Their mobile phones were confiscated during the probe, alongside five other players who were withdrawn before the third Test match, which Pakistan lost 3-0. Despite these allegations, Rizwan was initially denied permission to participate in the President’s Trophy due to his failure to appear in a pre-season fitness test, but this reason has now been reconsidered by the PCB.

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🔮 Though the PCB itself did not issue any official statement on the participation of any of the above-mentioned players, SNGPL coach and former Pakistan captain Mohammad Hafeez has said on electronic media that if available Rizwan would lead SNGPL in the next President’s Trophy match.

2026-10-18 · assertive framing · PCB allows Rizwan, Imam to play domestic cricket tournament

2026-10-18 · assertive framing · PCB allows Mohammad Rizwan, Imamul Haq to represent their teams in domestic cricket tournament

2026-10-18 · assertive framing · PCB allows Mohammad Rizwan, Imam-ul-Haq to represent their teams in 6th round of President's Trophy

Also by Mohammad YaqoobMir Shabbar Ali

PCB allows Rizwan, Imam to play domestic cricket tournament

2026-10-18 · Dawn

PCB allows Mohammad Rizwan, Imamul Haq to represent their teams in domestic cricket tournament

2026-10-18 · Dawn

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NCCIA OGDCL PCB Pakistan SNGPL

Subjects

Rizwan PERSON · 8× PCB ORG · 7× NCCIA ORG · 5× Imam PERSON · 4× OGDCL ORG · 3× SNGPL ORG · 3× England GPE · 2× Pakistan GPE · 2× LAHORE/KARACHI GPE · 1× The Pakistan Cricket Board ORG · 1×

Narrative

Both Rizwan and Imam — who represent the Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited (SNGPL) and the Oil and Gas Development Company Limited (OGDCL) respectively, in domestic cricket — had been under investigation by the National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA) for alleged betting and gambling activities following Pakistan’s defeat in the second Test in England earlier this year.

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2026-10-18 · Dawn

PCB allows Rizwan, Imam to play domestic cricket tournament · assertive framing

2026-10-18 · Dawn

PCB allows Mohammad Rizwan, Imamul Haq to represent their teams in domestic cricket tournament · assertive framing

2026-10-18 · Dawn

PCB allows Mohammad Rizwan, Imam-ul-Haq to represent their teams in 6th round of President's Trophy · assertive framing

Claims (16 extracted, 1 hedged)

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), apparently taking a step back quietly, has allowed former captain Mohammad Rizwan and opener Imam-ul-Haq to represent their respective teams in the sixth round of the President’s Trophy Grade-I first-class tournament starting on Monday. asserted

Rizwan → take → Monday

represent → represent → England

The pair, whose mobile phones were confiscated by the NCCIA, and five other players of the squad in England were withdrawn before the third and final Test which the tourists lost 3-0. asserted

tourists → confiscate → which

According to some reports, both Rizwan and Imam are facing allegations under the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (PECA). uncertain

Rizwan → accord → Act

Amid the probe, Rizwan was denied permission to feature in the eight-team President’s Trophy, which started last month. asserted

which → deny → Trophy

At the time, it was explained away as the player’s failure to appear in a pre-season fitness test. asserted

it → explain → test

But it later emerged that he had been denied the go-ahead to play because of the NCCIA probe. asserted

he → emerge → probe

Though the PCB itself did not issue any official statement on the participation of any of the above-mentioned players, SNGPL coach and former Pakistan captain Mohammad Hafeez has said on electronic media that if available Rizwan would lead SNGPL in the next President’s Trophy match. asserted

Rizwan → issue → match

Hafeez’s statement indicates that there is no bar on Rizwan anymore and now it is up to the wicket-keeper/batsman’s own availability to lead the team. asserted

it → indicate → team

It has been reported that Rizwan had asked the PCB for the NOC to play the Nepal League, but the PCB only allowed him to feature in domestic cricket. asserted

him → report → cricket

Meanwhile, Imam’s return to the domestic cricket was made official by the OGDCL. asserted

return → make → OGDCL

Farah Batool, president of the OGDCL sports department, told Dawn that Imam would play the sixth-round match of the President’s Trophy after receiving the directions from the PCB. asserted

Imam → tell → PCB

Sources in the PCB also confirmed this. asserted

Sources → confirm → this

Rizwan was summoned by the NCCIA in Lahore on Oct 2 when the agency grilled him for more than three hours. asserted

agency → summon → hours

However, no official statement on the matter has been released by the NCCIA so far. asserted

statement → release → NCCIA

Rizwan, after this case emerged, had requested the PCB to allow him to use the National Cricket Academy (NCA) which was denied. asserted

which → emerge → Academy