Published>Sun, Sep 12 10 05:37 PM
London, Sep 12(ANI): England batsman Usman Afzaal is reportedly under Nottingham police protection after being targeted by a betting syndicate.
cording to News of the World, Afzaal is being guarded at a "safe house" after a gang posing as cops rifled through his three-storey family home waving a fake warrant in July.
The left-handed batsman's brother Kamran is said to have received an anonymous blackmail call shortly after the incident.
It warned that he had just 24 hours to arrange 100,000 pounds or his family would be reported to the International Cricket Council (ICC)'s anti-corruption squad.
It is believed that the gang involved may have links to an illegal gambling ring run by an Indian bookmaker.
The family had to flee their house after the threat.
"They have gone. They have been under police protective custody for a couple of months and have moved out," a neighbour said. (ANI)
Source: Web Search
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