Pakistan cricket has plunged into another match-fixing controversy .The former Pakistan Cricket Board,PCB, chief Tauqir Zia has claimed that six national team players were suspected by the International Cricket Council, ICC, of rigging the Sydney Test early this year.The retired Lt General Zia told a private TV channel in an interview late last night that the ICC had informed this to PCB in writing after the tour of Australia and warned them to keep a watch on these players as they went for the Twenty20 World Cup and Asia Cup. He said the ICC got suspicious after it got hold of some SMS messages these players exchanged with suspected bookmakers.He said he did not know what the Pakistan Cricket Board management did after the ICC message but said he was ready to discuss anything if approached by the ICC or PCB. Zia also made another startling claim that he was approached by suspected bookmakers in 2002 to select a tainted player in the national team. However he did not disclose the name of the player.
News On AIR | October 25, 2010 11:25 AM
Six Pak players suspected of rigging Sydney Test