Fighting over sexual harassment in Pakistan cricket

Sports Desk: Allegations of sexual harassment have caused a stir in Pakistan cricket. One of the country's female cricketers has recently accused Pakistan national level coach Nadeem Iqbal of sexual harassment in a video message. As a result, the Pakistan Cricket Board suspended him. The country's top cricket body is currently looking into the matter. Former Pakistan fast bowler Nadeem Koch was from Multan region. An investigation is under way into whether he violated any of the terms of the agreement with the board. An official of the Pakistan Cricket Board told local media, "We cannot investigate any crime because it is the job of the police. But we are now looking into whether he has broken any of the terms of the agreement with us. " The 50-year-old coach has played 80 first-class matches in his playing career. At one time he was seen in the local media as a better bowler than Walker Younis. He had a reputation of taking 6 wickets with 20 runs in a match for the National Bank team. At the end of his playing career, he enrolled in coaching. But now the allegations against him have threatened his coaching career. The female cricketer, who was sexually harassed, recently lodged a complaint with the police. According to her complaint, when she went to the women's team trial in Multan a few years ago, Nadeem was the then coach there. "He became close to me, hoping to get me a place on the national team and a job on the cricket board," he said. But as time went on, he sexually harassed me, and his friends were involved. He kept a video of them and later blackmailed me with them. ' This is not the first case of sexual harassment of women cricketers in Multan. In 2014, five women cricketers filed a sexual harassment complaint against Multan Cricket Club officials. The cricketers told the media that the officials of the club affiliated with the district association had offered them a place in the national team with sexual favors.