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Saturday, 8 December, 2001, 12:08 GMT
Miandad 'resigned over fixing'
Miandad himself denies any knowledge of fixing
Miandad himself denies any knowledge of fixing
Javed Miandad was so convinced Pakistan would play a rigged match in the 1999 World Cup that he resigned his position as coach, the Lahore match-fixing inquiry has heard.

Journalist Fareshteh Gati, in a written statement, also alleged that Pakistan let Bangladesh win to appease bookmakers who had lost money in Sharjah.

Her statement claimed: "The World Cup was preceded by the Sharjah tournament in April of that year.

"Wasim Akram led Pakistan and Javed Miandad was the coach.

"Immediately after the tournament Miandad resigned from his post after a well publicized falling out with members of Pakistan team.

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"It was no secret that that Miandad had questioned the players aggressively about their loss to England when Pakistan were poised to win the game.

"Miandad questioned Shahid Afridi who informed the captain that he had been questioned."

Miandad resigned from his post after the Sharjah event.

Publicly the reason Miandad gave was that family matters forced him to resign.

"But privately he told journalists and the Pakistan Cricket Board that match fixing was the reason and that he could not stand by and watch his team throw away a game."

Anger

The statement went on to allege how bookmakers lost "a major amount" in Sharjah matches and were "enraged."

Gati claimed a compromise was achieved where "all concerned agreed to the plan" that Pakistan would let Bangladesh win in the World Cup to appease the layers.

After the court heard Gati's statement, the hearing was adjourned until 15 December.

Denial

Miandad had denied any knowledge of match fixing when he recorded his statement in September.

And Wasim Akram - Pakistan's captain in the World Cup - plus Waqar Younis, Moin Khan, Saeed Anwar and Inzamam-ul Haq have all denied that the Bangladesh match was fixed.

The commission is due to submit its report by the end of this month.

Pakistan's previous match fixing inquiry resulted in life bans on former captain Salim Malik and Ataur Rehman and fines on six others including Akram and Younis.

See also:

08 Dec 01 |  Cricket
Pakistan stick with skipper
07 Dec 01 |  Cricket
Akhtar cleared again
06 Dec 01 |  Glamorgan
Glamorgan linked with Wasim
24 Oct 01 |  Cricket
Akhtar's clear conscience
08 Apr 01 |  Corruption in Cricket
Miandad: Pakistan 'threw' games
17 Feb 01 |  Corruption in Cricket
Malik wants support
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