The low-grade calf tear may not prove enough to save Imam-ul-Haq from an inquiry, as the Pakistan Cricket Board's (PCB) director of high performance, Aaqib Javed, unleashed his disappointment against the opener, who did not come out to bat in either innings of the Lord's Test match against England. In an official media statement, Javed promises that the board will ask the batter why he did not come out to bat when the team needed him badly.
In the ongoing 3-match Test series against England, the Pakistan National Cricket Team lost back-to-back matches to them. First in Leeds, and at Lord's in London, the touring team's batting line-up collapsed in both of the matches. Former cricketers like Michael Vaughan and Nasser Husain, in their respective statements, called this Pakistan cricket team the worst.
With one more match in hand in the series, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) makes a huge reshuffle in their squad. The board snubbed seven players from the Test team to reshape the squad with a bunch of young players. Imam-ul-Haq, who did not play for most of the London Test because of a calf injury, is also among the players who were dropped.
The Pakistan team management named Imam-ul-Haq for the London Test match, and he went to play as well on Day 1. Minutes before the start of the second day's play, the team informed that their top-order batter suffered a calf injury; therefore, his participation in the match was subject to his fitness. However, he did not come out to bat in any of the innings of the match, and Pakistan eventually lost the match.
We'll take action against this: Aaqib Javed says on Imam-ul-Haq's absence from the London Test match
Aaqib Javed did not hide his disappointment in his statement on Imam-ul-Haq's injury. Javed said that at least the batter could have tried to bat, as there were many instances in the past where players played with injuries. The former Pakistan cricketer had no clue how a batter could miss both of the innings of a Test match because of a muscle pull.
"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 [to play]. We'll take action against this. How is it possible that a pulled muscle ruled you out of batting in both innings?" Aaqib Javed raised his doubts speaking on Pakistan broadcast network Geo.
Imam-ul-Haq is confirmed to face an inquiry
Javed further said in his comment that Imam at least could try to show some fighting instincts in the match. As he did not, he will have to face an inquiry.
"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," he added.
Haq remained out of the scenes entirely during Day 2 and Day 3 of the London Test. On Day 4, he was spotted with a bat with the rest of the team during a training session. Former England cricketer Stuart Broad called Imam-ul-Haq's batting rehearsal on Day 4 "all for show".
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