PCB chief’s mobile threat

DUBAI, OCT 11: Pakistan cricket authorities, keen to try to exorcise the spectre of match-fixing allegations, have told Sharjah Cup organisers they will not come to Sharjah again if they see bookmakers approaching the team.

“If I see a mobile phone or a person with a mobile in the dressing room, we will not come to Sharjah,” Mujibur Rahman, the Pakistan Cricket Board chief, told reporters today.

Pakistan agreed to compete in the tournament only after receiving a firm assurance from the organisers.

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The ten-day event, which also features the West Indies and Sri Lanka, starts on Wednesday.

Rahman refused to comment on the judicial commission inquiry in Pakistan into match-fixing bribery allegations but said the delay in publication of its report was ”not beneficial for the board.”