PCB launches investigation into Imam-ul-Haq's injury after Lord's withdrawal
Pakistan Cricket Board investigates Imam-ul-Haq's calf injury after the batter was ruled out of the second Test at Lord's, following earlier reports of a 2025 fake-injury probe.
The Pakistan Cricket Board has opened a high-level probe into Imam-ul-Haq's calf strain that ruled him out of the second Test at Lord's. Imam will fly home while the board looks into how he picked up the injury during fielding on day one. The inquiry follows a 2025 report that the PCB considered banning the opener after it concluded he had faked an earlier injury.
Imam was withdrawn from batting in Pakistan's second innings once the calf strain was confirmed. The timing of the investigation has drawn fresh attention to the latest episode in a string of injury disputes. No deadline has been given for the probe.
The move comes as Pakistan's tour of England unravels. The side has already lost the series 2-0 and announced squad changes ahead of the third Test at Edgbaston.
CricHubb Take
The real question isn't whether Imam's calf is genuine this time, but why the PCB keeps reaching for disciplinary action when its selection policy keeps sending unprepared sides into Test series abroad.