PCB to decide on Malik, Kaneria today

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LAHORE: Uncertainty still looms large over former captain Shoaib Malik and leg-spinner Danish Kaneria's future ahead of the Pakistan Cricket Board's integrity committee meeting here on Monday.

Former judge of the Supreme Court, Justice (retd) Jamshed Ali Shah would chair the meeting. Chairman PCB Ijaz Butt and Chief Operating Officer Subhan Ahmed are also among the committee members.

According to sources in the PCB, Malik has confirmed that he would be appearing before the integrity committee today while the board was still awaiting a response from Kaneria.

Malik would have to satisfy the committee with his explanation on the 95,000 pounds found in one of his bank accounts.

However, going by recent indications Malik is expected to be cleared by the committee on Monday and could be included in the squad that leaves for Zimbabwe later this month.

The selectors have even named the right-handed batsman among the reserves for the tour.
Referring to Kaneria, the source said he had filed a petition in the Sindh High Court, which in turn had directed the leg-spinner to submit documents before the PCB to prove his claim that the Essex police have given him a clean chit on a spot-fixing charge in England last year.

The next hearing of the court is also scheduled for August 18.

The court had ordered Kaneria and his lawyer to submit details of the interview the Essex police conducted with the leg-spinner during the course of the investigations in England.
Kaneria has already sent a clearance letter from the Essex police, which has cleared the leg-spinner due to lack of evidence.