Sri Lankan player under ICC investigation

However,Sri Lanka Cricket has kept the entire matter away from the public spotlight by concealing the entire police investigation surrounding the player.

The player concerned has been under the ICC8217;s scanner since the Twenty20 World Cup in England in 2009.

The officials from the ICC8217;s anti-corruption unit are said to be dismayed at the lack of progress.

8220;The anti-corruption unit8217;s working is not that of a policing agency or a newspaper. They have no power to arrest or seize,or carry out a sting operation.

8220;Getting international players to question the honesty of one of their own team-mates is a considerable challenge,but it is essential if the ICC is to root out corruption,8221; Haroon Lorgat,the ICC8217;s chief executive,said.

The News of the World,which published its expose into cricket corruption a week ago after a sting operation against the Pakistan players8217; agent,Mazhar Majeed,provides further evidence on Sunday to support its allegations.

The newspaper claimed that the Pakistan players face 23 ICC charges between them and that the Metropolitan Police have recovered between 10,000-15,000 pounds of bills marked by the News of the World from Butt8217;s room.

It also states Butt was warned five times that he must report any irregular dealings.

Yasir Hameed,who was recalled for the final Test at the Lord8217;s the Test that was the subject of the British tabloid sting was quoted as saying: 8220;They were doing it fixing in almost every match. God knows what they were up to.8221;

Hameed,however,denied that he had made the allegations and said he was 8220;deeply disturbed8221; by them.