Najam Sethi says cricket fixing claims are outrageous
Board chief demands ICC investiagtion into UK media reports involving tour of the West Indies
Pakistan's cricket chief yesterday termed fixing allegations over the team's one-day series against the West Indies as "outrageous" adding his board had insisted on a full investigation by the International Cricket Council (ICC).
"Concerns have been raised, in particular, around the tied third match of the series played in St Lucia a week ago on Friday, as well as the final game, which resulted in a last-ball win for Pakistan on Thursday," the paper said.
The West Indies, chasing 230, tied the third match after needing 24 in the final two overs with the last pair of Kemar Roach and Jason Holder at the crease.
The probe also will look at betting patterns in the last game, in which the West Indies scored just one run from the first 18 balls, according to the report.
"The manager confirmed that the ICC's Acsu team was there in the Caribbean.
"How much truth is there in this, only time will tell but at the moment this is no more than a story by the ."
A board spokesman added: "The PCB is obviously extremely concerned at the allegations of fixing reported in the media with regard to recently concluded one-day series between Pakistan and West Indies."
Pakistan won the one-day series 3-1 and took the two-match Twenty20 series 2-0 on Sunday.
Pakistan have been hit by other fixing scandals, with Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Aamer serving bans from the team's tour of England in 2010.
They had to ban former captain Salim Malik and paceman Ata-ur Rehman in 2000 after a two-year judicial inquiry, which also fined six other players, including former captains Wasim Akram, Waqar Younis and Inzamam-ul Haq.
