Nadeem Alam , 46 , repeatedly posed as cricket star Nadeem Abbasi , also 46 . Appeared on BBC World News , BBC Asian Network and Radio Five Live . But he has only ever played cricket for his home town of Huddersfield . Former Manchester batsman Mr Abbasi is furious at the imposter 's antics . Mr Alam , from Pakistan , is 'no longer pretending to be Nadeem Abbasi ' The BBC has apologised to the 'real Mr Abbasi ' and launched an inquiry .
Nadeem Alam , 46 , repeatedly posed as cricket star Nadeem Abbasi , also 46 . Appeared on BBC World News , BBC Asian Network and Radio Five Live . But he has only ever played cricket for his home town of Huddersfield . Former Pakistan batsman Mr Abbasi is furious at the imposter 's antics . Mr Alam , from Manchester , is 'no longer pretending to be Nadeem Abbasi ' The BBC has apologised to the 'real Mr Abbasi ' and launched an inquiry .