PCB inquiry keeps Mohammad Rizwan out of President's Trophy

An ongoing inquiry into alleged online betting and gambling led to Mohammad Rizwan's exclusion from the President's Trophy Grade-I tournament, sources told Geo Super on Tuesday. Rizwan had joined Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited and was set to captain the side before the PCB contacted the department and instructed it to send him back. The 34-year-old requested permission to train at the National Cricket Academy in Lahore, which the PCB denied. Rizwan is currently practising in his hometown of Peshawar. The Lahore High Court earlier directed the National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency not to harass Rizwan while allowing its inquiry to continue. The court order states the NCCIA is investigating matters relating to alleged online betting and gambling involving Rizwan under Section 14 of the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act 2016.