Latif produces tape as evidence: betting case

Ali Sibtain Fazli, lawyer for the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), said the evidence has yet to be examined.

“But he has provided justice Qayyum a video and audio cassette which is expected to unfold several hidden secrets,” Fazli, told Reuters. The video is expected to show footage of matches that are suspected to have been fixed. The audio cassette is believed to carry a conversation between bookmakers and some cricketers involved in the probe, sources close to Latif said.

“Rashid Latif has told the judge that even Saeed Anwar was offered a bribe thrice but he turned down the offer,” one source close to Latif said. Latif accused Salim Malik of fixing matcheson the 1994-95 tour of South Africa and Zimbabwe. He announced his retirement decision on the same tour but reversed his decision three months later.

An interim report released by the PCB recommended that Malik, Ijaz Ahmed and Wasim Akram should not be selected until the investigations were completed.

Malik and Ahmed are playing in the second Test against Australia at Peshawar but Akram pulled out because of flu. He, however, took part in the first Test which Australia won by an innings and 99 runs.All the three players deny the allegations.

Fazli said an alleged bookmaker, Khalid Ghitti, also appeared before the judicial commission but denied having any knowledge about betting and match-fixing. “He said he neither knew the players involved nor have even offered them bribe to throw away a match. He also denied ever offering a four million rupee bribe to Salim Malik,” Fazli said.