ISLAMABAD – The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has hinted at initiating newinquiry against the former top cricketer over match fixing scandaladmission.
PCB might initiate a new inquiry against banned spinner Danish Kaneriaafter he confessed to being guilty of spot-fixing following six years ofdenial. Kaneria was banned for life by the England Cricket Board in 2012.
The PCB, in 2012, followed the International Cricket Council’sAnti-Corruption protocol and ratified the life ban on Kaneria, who wasfound guilty of spot-fixing and instigating other players to spot-fix inEnglish county matches.
Kaneria has lost a round of appeals against his life ban and is now alsorequired to pay the ECB around 100,000 pounds for the case.
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“Kaneria’s confession is a serious matter and this week the Chairman of theboard, Ehsan Mani will have deliberations with his legal team and theBoard’s Anti-Corruption and Vigilance officials to see if a new inquiryshould be opened up against Kaneria since he has now admitted tocorruption,” a reliable source in the PCB said.
The official said the life ban on Kaneria was imposed on foreign soil so anew inquiry could be launched in Pakistan to ascertain whether there wasany impact on Pakistan cricket because of his links with the bookmakers.
