Zia points out grey areas in Anti Corruption Unit report

The chief of International Cricket Council's Anti- Corruption Unit (ACU) Sir Paul Condon is not allow to interview or probe any Pakistani players until the conclusion of the ongoing tour of England.

Lt Gen Tauqir Zia, chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), told reporters that Condon, who arrived in city on Friday evening on a three-day visit, would only meet him, Justice Malik Mohammad Qayyum, and Israr Ahmad, a former police chief who will assist Condon in his investigations.

Justice Qayyum investigated the charges of corruption in Pakistani cricket. His recommendations led to lifebans on Salim Malik and Ataur-Rehman while six others, including Wasim Akram, Waqar Younis, Mushtaq Ahmad, Saeed Anwar, Inzamam-ul-Haq and Akram Raza were fined and censored by the PCB.

The PCB chairman said he was unaware if Condon had expressed his willingness to interview Salim Malik. He said the ICC investigator had not conveyed to the PCB his tour schedule.

Commenting on Condon's report, Tauqir Zia said since the document had some grey areas. He said there was nothing clear Alec Stewart, Arjuna Ranatunga, Aravinda de Silva and Brian Lara whose names had been mentioned in the Indian CBI report.

He said the report also states that some administrators were involved but it neither reveals their identities nor clarifies if they were from the cricket boards or management of any team.

He said overall Condon's report revealed nothing new and it was a mixture various judicial inquiries and the Indian CBI's findings.