Pakistan One-day captain Shahid Afridi [ Images ] and head coach Waqar Younis [ Images ] have been summoned as witnesses by the International Cricket Council [ Images ] (ICC [ Images ]) anti-corruption tribunal, which will consider spot-fixing allegations against three Pakistan players.
Suspended Test captain Salman Butt [ Images ] and pace bowlers Mohammad Asif [ Images ] and Mohammad Amir are due to appear before the three-member tribunal in Doha from January 6-11.
The trio were suspended by the ICC in September while touring England [ Images ] with the national team after a report in the News of the World newspaper alleging they had taken bribes to arrange for no-balls to be delivered in the fourth Test.
The Pakistan Cricket Board said in a statement that the ICC had asked for Waqar and Afridi to attend the hearing. It said the pair would attend either in person or through a teleconference.
Afridi is returning home after a Twenty20 [ Images ] series in New Zealand [ Images ] but Waqar will be helping the team prepare for the first Test.
The trio were suspended by the ICC in September while touring England [ Images ] with the national team after a report in the News of the World newspaper alleging they had taken bribes to arrange for no-balls to be delivered in the fourth Test. The Pakistan Cricket Board said in a statement that the ICC had asked for Waqar and Afridi to attend the hearing. It said the pair would attend either in person or through a teleconference.
Afridi is returning home after a Twenty20 [ Images ] series in New Zealand [ Images ] but Waqar will be helping the team prepare for the first Test.
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