Pakistan wicketkeeper batter Mohammad Rizwan has asked the National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA) to return his mobile phone without further delay, while also seeking written details of the inquiry against him.
Rizwan’s letter to the NCCIA, dated September 28, 2026, has now come to light. In the letter, he said his mobile phone was taken on August 31 and that he was initially assured it would be returned within three hours.
Rizwan wrote he was later informed that the phone would be returned after its digital forensic examination was completed. However, he said considerable time had now passed and requested that the device be returned without any further delay.
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Former Pakistan captain has also rejected any suggestion that he had failed to cooperate with the inquiry. He said he had provided the phone’s password to the relevant officials when the device was taken and that they accessed and examined its contents in his presence.
Rizwan further stated that when he appeared before the NCCIA on September 10, officials again had access to his unlocked phone and examined messages and other contents in his presence.
“It is therefore respectfully clarified that the Phone has been accessible to the concerned authorities and that I have not withheld the password or otherwise prevented access to the device at any stage,” Rizwan wrote in the letter.
He also asked the NCCIA to provide written details of the specific incident and allegations that led to the inquiry.
Rizwan requested the agency to inform him officially about the date and time of any future appearance required from him. He also asked that all further correspondence be made through official channels at his residential address.
The letter comes a day after reports emerged that Rizwan was preparing to contact the NCCIA again to seek clarification over the allegations and claims of non-cooperation.
Rizwan and fellow Pakistan batter Imam-ul-Haq appeared before the NCCIA in Lahore earlier this month after their mobile phones were seized following Pakistan’s second Test against England.
The inquiry has been linked in reports to allegations concerning online betting and gambling in Pakistan cricket, as well as alleged leaks of information from the Pakistan dressing room. No final finding against Rizwan or Imam has been officially announced.
Earlier reports had claimed that the inquiry was delayed because of Rizwan’s alleged non-cooperation.
However, reports revealed that Rizwan had cooperated with investigators and had provided access to his phone.
In his latest letter, Rizwan reiterated that he has cooperated with the inquiry and asked the NCCIA to communicate with him through official channels.
