Due to the past incident, questions have also been raised about Imam-ul-Haq’s new injury.
According to sources, due to the past incident, the PCB will once again investigate Imam-ul-Haq’s recent injury. The PCB’s inquiry committee had held Imam-ul-Haq responsible for reporting a fake injury during the New Zealand tour in March 2025.
On March 28, 2025, during an indoor net session, a ball hit Imam-ul-Haq’s right big toe. X-rays did not show any evidence of a fracture or bone displacement in his thumb.
According to sources, despite the instructions of the medical team, Imam-ul-Haq allegedly walked about 500 meters for iftar. He later complained of severe pain in his thumb and its darkening.
The team doctor cleaned the thumb with a special chemical paper, and the alleged black mark disappeared.
According to the PCB committee, the black substance that was removed from the thumb was not a natural blood stain but an ink or marker.
Sources say that Imam-ul-Haq had denied using ink or any artificial substance on the thumb before the committee, which the committee found to be inconsistent with the medical evidence, X-rays and the appearance of the thumb.
According to team officials, Imam-ul-Haq was limping under surveillance but appeared to walk normally when out of sight.
The PCB inquiry committee unanimously ruled that there was no medical basis to declare Imam-ul-Haq unfit for the first ODI. The committee held Imam-ul-Haq responsible for faking the symptoms of the injury, exaggerating them and misleading the medical staff. According to the committee, Imam-ul-Haq deliberately tried to keep himself out of the first ODI against New Zealand.
The inquiry committee had recommended a ban on Imam-ul-Haq from representing Pakistan in all formats and at all levels, the committee had termed the move as deliberate, premeditated and fraudulent.
The 2025 inquiry report has once again come into the spotlight after Imam-ul-Haq’s latest injury claim. In the previous controversy, it was also alleged that Imam-ul-Haq wanted to avoid opening on the fast and difficult pitches of New Zealand.