article_snippet: An imposter posing as a former Pakistan cricketer repeatedly conned BBC Asian Network into paying An imposter posing as a former Pakistan cricketer to appear on air as a pundit.
article_snippet: Alam posed as ex-batsman Nadeem Abbasi on BBC World News, BBC Asian Network and Radio Five Live, despite only ever playing for his home town of HuddersfieldHuddersfield.
article_snippet: Alam work even included a discussion with former Indian batsman Aakash Chopra.
article_snippet: Alam repeatedly convinced BBC Asian Network BBC Alam was as Abbasi ex-batsman Nadeem Abbasi on BBC World News .
article_snippet: Abbasi, who played three Tests for Pakistan in 1989, is furious that the pretender has damaged the pretender country's reputation and plans to punch the pretender if BBC Asian Network ever meet,
article_snippet: The 46-year-old, who has admitted posing as a squash player to blag free equipment, told The Sun : 'I like to think I have been talking good cricket.'
highlights_snippet: Alam, repeatedly posed as cricket star Nadeem Abbasi, also 46 .
  
highlights_snippet: But he has only ever played cricket for he home town of Huddersfield .
  