Warne - Waugh - Malik: How the affair unfolded (10 December 1998)

10 December 1998

Warne - Waugh - Malik: How the affair unfolded

Electronic Telegraph

1995, February: Shane Warne, Mark Waugh and Tim May allege Pakistan captain Salim Malik approached them with bribes to lose matches during Australia's tour of Pakistan in 1994. Salim rejects accusations as "shameful" but vice-captain Rashid Latif and Basit Ali resign from the team.

March: Salim sacked as captain and suspended pending investigation.

April: Warne, May and Waugh sign sworn statements which are forwarded to International Cricket Council and Pakistan inquiry. ACB rule that players will not go to Pakistan to appear before inquiry.

October: Salim cleared by former Pakistan supreme court judge Fakharuddin Ebrahim, who claims conflicting evidence from May and Warne amounted to an "unbelievable story" and says Salim was denied a democratic right to cross-examine by the Australians' refusal to appear. ACB reject judge's findings while Salim flies to Perth to join Pakistan team on tour.

November: Pakistan Cricket Board distance themselves from Mr Justice Ebrahim's findings and reject a second investigation on neutral territory. ICC announce no further inquiry into Salim affair.

1998, September: Pakistan board find Salim, Wasim Akram and Ijaz Ahmed guilty of match-fixing and recommend ban from Test cricket until further inquiries are completed, and claim five other Pakistan players should be examined. Findings of inquiry are forwarded to Lahore for judicial inquiry. Pakistan then name most of the players under suspicion for the Test series against Australia.

October: Waugh and Mark Taylor give evidence in Lahore. Wasim defends himself in court and team-mate Aamir Sohail claims to have refused bribes.

December: ACB confirm they fined Waugh and Warne for accepting money from Indian bookmaker.

Source :: Electronic Telegraph (https://www.telegraph.co.uk)