September 18, 2010 1:33 PM

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ICC to probe Pak-England ODI on betting charges

The ICC today launching an investigation into Friday's Pakistan-England ODI after reports emerged that certain scoring patterns in the game were rigged by illegal betting syndicates in India and Dubai.The ICC probe follows claims by British tabloid The Sun that bookies knew details of Pakistan's innings before the match even began and it had given the evidence to the game's governing body ahead of the game.Immediately after the news came out, the ICC said in a statement that the investigation is warranted as information about a certain scoring pattern appeared to be correct.The Pakistan Cricket Board, however, rejected the reports, saying that there is no truth in them.

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