Former Pakistan captains in trouble! Cyber ​​Crime Agency launches investigation against Rashid Latif; Wasim Akram also under scanner | Cricket News

Pakistan’s National Cybercrime Investigation Agency (NCCIA) has filed charges against former captain Rashid Latif over his comments about the Pakistan Cricket Board and its chairman Mohsin Naqvi.. NCCIA spokesperson Najeebullah Hasan confirmed that Latif “recorded his statement in connection with two investigations against him in Islamabad and Lahore”, according to a PTI report published on Wednesday. The investigations began after Syed Ali Naqvi, senior legal director of the PCB, filed a complaint. Latif had criticized the frequent changes in Pakistan’s leadership structure, posting on X, which read: “Shaheen Shah Afridi named ODI captain. The policy of divide and rule is a political strategy aimed at obtaining and maintaining power by creating and exploiting divisions within a population, such as religious, ethnic, cricket team, or class differences. He also said that Pakistan is “the only country which cannot even produce a decent captain”. Along with this case, a separate petition has been filed against former captain Wasim Akram for allegedly promoting a betting app, although the NCCIA is yet to issue a notice to him. The scrutiny of Latif’s statements comes at a time when he has also been outspoken on cricket-related issues. In an earlier interaction with TimesofIndia.com during the 2025 Asia Cup, he spoke about the high-pressure environment surrounding the India-Pakistan matches. “There is a lot of tension between India and Pakistan, and now it has also reached the ground,” Latif had said. He added that even off-field developments created uncertainty during the Asian Cup, remarking: “I don’t know what’s happening.”

Latif also assessed the balance between the two teams, saying that India remained the stronger team in this format. “In T20, anything can happen… But if we look back, India are a strong team,” he said. He highlighted India’s domestic structure and the IPL, noting that “there is a gulf of difference between the IPL and the PSL”. Further details on the investigations against Latif are awaited.