Latif wants investigation into why Babar protested against his own board

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Pakistan captain Babar Azam didn't come to the field on the morning of Day two of the Karachi Test against England.

According to details, Babar Azam protested as he was angry at being stopped by the security personnel while going out for dinner on Saturday night.

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Wicketkeeper Mohammad Rizwan took over the leadership. PCB kept silent on the matter and stated Babar didn't come to the field because he isn't feeling well.

According to the details, Pakistani cricketers planned to have dinner at a restaurant in Clifton on Saturday night. According to the procedure, they should have informed the security authorities in advance, but this was not done. 

When the players sat in the cars, they were stopped by the policemen. On this occasion, Babar Azam had a bitter conversation with an officer, he asked the higher authorities to permit the players, the players got fed up and went back to their rooms.

Weighing in on the whole incident, former Pakistan captain Rashid Latif, who confirmed the development on a local news channel, called the entire event unfortunate and demanded that Ramiz Raja looks into the matter in due time. 

Latif reckons the prospect of Babar and PCB being at loggerheads is not what Pakistan cricket needs right now and expects the chairman of the board to intervene at the earliest.

"Questions will obviously be asked. The reason was not given. Whoever is at fault, chairman Ramiz Raja should look into it. Someone new has been deputed in Karachi but he has to be made aware that they are here to look after the team and its players and not to trouble them. He is the captain of Pakistan team after all. This should have been looked into and I think as a protest, Babar Azam refused to step into the ground. I mean, the Pakistan cricket captain is protesting against his own board for his own security. We need to ensure this doesn't happen," the former Pakistan captain said during the show.

Since there is a storm of changes expected in the PCB itself, the possibility of disciplinary action against Babar Azam seems less likely.