New Delhi, September 29, 2026 (Yes Punjab News)
Pakistan wicketkeeper-batter Mohammad Rizwan has reportedly written to the National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA), seeking the return of his mobile phone and clarification about the nature of the inquiry against him following Pakistan’s defeat to England in the Lord’s Test.
Rizwan’s phone was taken into custody on August 31, a day after Pakistan suffered a 194-run defeat to England at Lord’s. The cricketer had reportedly been told that the device would be returned within three hours, but he has yet to receive it.
According to Cricinfo, Rizwan has now sent an official letter to the NCCIA, urging the agency to comply with the Lahore High Court’s recent order. The letter comes around two weeks after he filed a petition challenging the agency’s authority to investigate the matter.
The Lahore High Court dismissed Rizwan’s plea and directed him to cooperate with the agency. However, it also instructed the NCCIA not to subject the cricketer to “harassment or unnecessary inconvenience”.
The court further allowed the Pakistan wicketkeeper to approach a court for the recovery of his mobile phone, for which he had already provided the password.
In his letter, Rizwan has reportedly asked the agency to specify the incident being investigated and inform him when he is required to appear before it for questioning. He also pointed out that the agency had not contacted him regarding the return of his phone, maintaining that surrendering the device itself demonstrated his cooperation with the inquiry.
Earlier this month, Rizwan and fellow cricketer Imam-ul-Haq appeared before the NCCIA in Lahore in connection with an alleged leak of information from the Pakistan team’s dressing room. Imam completed his response to a questionnaire, while Rizwan opted to challenge the investigation through the courts.
The inquiry follows Pakistan’s disappointing tour of England, where the team suffered its first-ever 0-3 Test series defeat on English soil. The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) sent Rizwan, Imam and five other players home after the team’s second Test defeat.
The PCB reportedly handed over the mobile phones of the two cricketers, along with those of five other players from the squad, to the relevant authorities following their removal from the team.
According to a report in Pakistan-based The News International, the NCCIA has also been examining financial matters and suspected transactions involving Rizwan and Imam. Investigators have reportedly scrutinised the players’ financial dealings before and during the ongoing Test series, with their bank account details also under review.
The report said investigators were examining transactions during the period and would look into the sources of any funds identified as suspicious.
Rizwan and Imam were among seven players released from Pakistan’s squad following the team’s poor showing in the first two Tests of the three-match series against England. The PCB subsequently brought in seven replacements and initiated an “internal disciplinary inquiry”.
The investigation and the legal proceedings surrounding Rizwan’s phone remain part of the wider fallout from Pakistan’s performance during the England tour.
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