📷 Image: Wikimedia Commons / https://www.flickr.com/photos/bilalmirza
Sports
Pakistan cricket under fresh match-fixing probe as phones seized, players sent home
✍️ The Times of India
🗓 07 Sep 2026, 04:41 PM
👁 4
The Pakistan Cricket Board has confiscated mobile phones and recalled several players pending a new match‑fixing investigation, reigniting concerns over the sport's integrity.
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) announced on Tuesday that it has seized the mobile phones of a group of national team members and ordered them to return home while a fresh match‑fixing inquiry is underway. The move follows intelligence reports suggesting irregular communication during recent overseas fixtures.
PCB officials said the confiscated devices will be examined by a specialized anti‑corruption unit to determine whether any players were involved in illicit betting or match manipulation. The players affected have been placed on a temporary leave of absence pending the outcome of the probe.
This development revives memories of the 2010 spot‑fixing scandal that led to bans for several Pakistani cricketers. Although the board has introduced stricter monitoring mechanisms in recent years, the recurrence of such allegations continues to cast a shadow over the team's upcoming series.
No formal charges have been filed yet, and the PCB has not disclosed the identities of the players involved. The board pledged full cooperation with international anti‑corruption authorities and indicated that a detailed report will be released once the investigation concludes.
PCB officials said the confiscated devices will be examined by a specialized anti‑corruption unit to determine whether any players were involved in illicit betting or match manipulation. The players affected have been placed on a temporary leave of absence pending the outcome of the probe.
This development revives memories of the 2010 spot‑fixing scandal that led to bans for several Pakistani cricketers. Although the board has introduced stricter monitoring mechanisms in recent years, the recurrence of such allegations continues to cast a shadow over the team's upcoming series.
No formal charges have been filed yet, and the PCB has not disclosed the identities of the players involved. The board pledged full cooperation with international anti‑corruption authorities and indicated that a detailed report will be released once the investigation concludes.