KARACHI: Amid more match-fixing revelations of British tabloid News of the World, cricket circles in Pakistan have renewed their demand for change of current set up in Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB).
Chairman of Senate Standing Committee on Sports Iqbal Muhammad Ali and senior sports journalist Qamar Ahmed have held the national board responsible for the whole mess.
British tabloid NOTW quoted Test opener Yasir Hameed as saying that some of his team-mates were fixing almost every match.
Cricket experts and critics blame the PCB for the current situation and appealed to the government to take strict action against the board officials.
Senator Iqbal Muhammad Ali has called for immediate removal of PCB chief Ijat Butt.
Speaking to SAMAA, senior journalist Qamar Ahmed severely criticized the PCB, saying it has terribly failed to deal with the situation.
Pakistan's Twenty20 captain Shahid Afridi has apologised for the controversy surrounding the spot-fixing allegations.
Test captain Salman Butt and bowlers Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Aamer have been charged with "various offences" under Article 2 of the ICC's anti-corruption code relating to alleged irregular behaviour during and in relation to the fourth Test between England and Pakistan.
And Afridi said: "It's very bad news. On behalf of the players I want to say sorry to cricket lovers in all the cricketing nations."
He added: "It's a big challenge for me as captain but we're all ready. The coach and I are not talking about the issue, we are here to play cricket
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