PCB official Zakir Khan is hoping to make contact with missing Pakistan player Zulqarnain Haider, pictured
Pakistan cricket officials want to speak to a member of the national team who left the team camp and reportedly retired after alleged threats to the player and his family. It is the latest twist in a series of allegations that have tarnished the sport which is followed passionately in a number of countries including Pakistan and India.
In August, Pakistan's series against England ended amid uproar when three Pakistan players were implicated in a betting scandal.
Zakir Khan, the director of cricket operations for the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), told CNN on Tuesday that he was trying to track down Zulqarnain Haider.
The 24-year-old wicket-keeper left the national team's hotel in Dubai, where Pakistan was playing a series against South Africa, without notice on Monday and headed for Britain.
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