PCB confiscates mobile phones from Pakistan cricket squad before Edgbaston Test

The Pakistan Cricket Board is conducting an internal “disciplinary” inquiry against unnamed players after recalling seven cricketers and two coaches midway through the tour of England. “The PCB has initiated an internal disciplinary inquiry following media reports concerning discipline and conduct, which are currently being reviewed internally,” its media director Amir Mir said on X Monday. There was speculation in local media that the PCB had obtained data from the mobile phones of Imam-ul-Haq and Mohammad Rizwan before both players flew back to Pakistan.

Mobile phones of players confiscated as part of inquiry Nine fined during Pakistan’s recent tour of Caribbean Pakistan have launched an investigation into “discipline and conduct” during their highly dysfunctional tour of England, with two players understood to have had their mobile phones confiscated as part of the probe. A spokesperson for the Pakistan Cricket Board confirmed on Monday that an investigation is currently underway and while no individuals have been named, it follows the removal of seven players from their original touring party last week in response to going 2-0 down with one Test still to play. Continue reading...

Pakistan cricket is facing fresh integrity questions after seven players were dropped, two coaches were released and players' phones were reportedly confiscated during the England Test series. With PCB officials defending the sweeping changes and no explanation offered for the phone seizures, memories of Pakistan's troubled match-fixing past have resurfaced.

Pakistani cricket continues their routine of weird decisions after reports mention that the PCB has confiscated the phones of all players till the 3rd Test ends.