Pakistan Sports Minister Muhammad Ali Shah on Wednesday claimed that Indian bookies had fixed his country's semifinal match against New Zealand in the Champions Trophy and ensured that Pakistan lost the match.
Shah, who is also a member of the Pakistan cricket board's governing council, told Headlines Today on the phone: "Indian bookies influenced umpires in the Pakistan-New Zealand game. Every crucial decision in the match went against Pakistan."
"There is a lot of circumstantial evidence to back my claim. No Pakistani player was involved in match-fixing during the tournament," he said.
The allegations came a day after Jamshed Ahmed Dasti, Chairman of the National
Assembly Standing Committee on Sports, accused his country's team of throwing matches during the Champions Trophy.
Dasti, however, backtracked on Wednesday, saying: "I never said the Pakistani players indulged in any match-fixing against Australia or New Zealand. I have been misunderstood."
Dasti claimed he had merely wanted to say that some people called him up and expressed concern that Pakistan might have deliberately lost matches to Australia and New Zealand.
- With inputs from agencies
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