Pakistan team comes under pressure
Published:Tuesday | October 6, 2009 | 1:17 PM
A Pakistani parliamentarian has accused the national cricket team of deliberately losing matches in this month\'s Champions Trophy tournament.
Jamshed Dasti, chairman of the Standing Committee on Sports in the Pakistan Lower House says he wants explanation from the coach, captain and chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board, PCB.
Dasti says the committee will meet with the coach, captain and chairman of the PCB on October 12 as he thinks the team deliberately lost the games against Australia and New Zealand.
Dasti says Pakistan lost to Australia just to keep India out of the tournament.
Pakistan coach Intikhab Alam and captain Younis Khan returned home yesterday, while PCB chairman Ijaz Butt remained in South Africa to attend International Cricket Council meetings.