Aaqib Javed lashed out at Imam-Ul-Haq |Courtesy - PCB After criticism from various former players, the pressure on Imam-ul-Haq has grown as Pakistan Cricket Board's (PCB) Director of High Performance Aaqib Javd has also lashed out at him for not batting in both innings of the second Test between England and Pakistan at Lord's. The star batter seemingly suffered a calf strain on the first day of play and did not walk out to bat, leaving the Babar Azam-led side short in both outings as they suffered a 194-run defeat and went 2-0 in the three-match series. Javed, who is at the helm of the Pakistan men's cricket team, did not mince his words while talking about Iman. While he refused to call it an injury, he stated that the player should have fought the pain and batted for the team. He confirmed an inquiry will be held into the matter. “The Imam injury is a big question mark, and a deep disappointment. Players in the past used to get injuries, but they used to put on casts and still tried. We'll take action against this. How is it possible that a pulled muscle ruled you out of batting in both innings? He should have tried and fought. He'll have to face an inquiry; I can't say he faked it, but a muscle pull like that cannot stop you from batting altogether," said Aqib in an interaction with GEO News. In the backdrop of Imam's injury, former PCB selector Mohammed Waseem said on a YouTube show that Imam has faked an injury in the past and he was warned by a physio that he would do the same during the 2022 Multan Test, which proved to be the case. Meanwhile, reports in the Pakistan media revealed that the physio had found that Imam exaggerated a toe injury in the tour of New Zealand in 2025 by applying ink to avoid playing on fast pitches. Aayush Kataria is a Senior Copy Editor at Times Network with four years of experience, having started his career in the organisation. He is a key memb... View More