Withdraw life ban, pleads Malik

“In the fourth allegation I have been found guilty not of match-fixing but attempting to fix the first Test match at Karachi in September 1994 against Australia,” he said.

Australian Shane Warne alleged Malik offered him bribe tobowl below his best on the last day of the Karachi Test in 1994. Warne had said he passed the offer to spin partner Tim May.

“I was not trying to make Pakistan lose but I tried to ensure Pakistan’s victory, if I ever made that offer,” Malik said. Pakistan won the Test by a narrow margin of one wicket, scoring 59 on the last wicket.“The Inquiry Commission was convinced that a match canly be fixed by five or four players working together it cannot be fixed by an individual or by two players,” Malik argues.

Batsman Mark Waugh also alleged Malik offered him a bribe to perform below his best in a One-Day International in Rawalpindi on that same tour of 1994.“The Inquiry Commission should not have believed Warne and Waugh’s testimony because of the admitted position that they themselves are self-confessed habitual gamblers,” Malik said.

“The commission should not have believed Warne’s testimony because it is the case of his words against mine and his word is that of a self-confessed gambler who has admittedly taken bribe/ present from a bookie.“Warne nurses a grudge against me viz that I am the only batsman in the world he has not been able to get out,” Malik said.

Malik demanded protection against discrimination and respect of his fundamental rights under the constitution.“I am not to be denied equal treatment and to bediscriminated against simply because I am no longer good enough to be the member of the Pakistan team,” said Malik, who has played 103 Tests and 283 one-dayers.

“Please compare the allegations against me and my dear brother Wasim Akram. Then compare the evidence against both of us and finally compare the findings and recommendations.”Wasim was fined Rs 300,000 and was censured in the recommendations.

“I do not deserve to be dealt with more harshly simply because I am no longer good enough for Test cricket.“I would also like to be heard in person and through counsel,” he said.PCB sources said Malik’s letter has been fowarded to a one-man commission set up by the the board under advocate Naveed Rasool to assess the legal implications of Qayyum’s report.