PCB and ICC conducting inquiry, will disclose those involved in corruption: Zulqarnain

Former wicketkeeper says he had taken a bold step when he abandoned the team in Dubai.

LAHORE: Former Pakistan wicketkeeper Zulqarnain Haider on Friday said that the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) and the International Cricket Council (ICC) were conducting an inquiry and that those involved in cricket corruption would soon be disclosed.

Speaking to the media at his residence in Lahore, Haider stated that he had taken a bold step in Dubai and that if he had not fled, he would not have been able to make the revelations if something had happened to him.

He added that he could not disclose the names as it would cause problems for him and his family.

Haider, who faced heavy criticism after he deserted the team during the UAE series, said he was delighted after the police arrested eight bookmakers in the Sambrial area near Sialkot.

The former wicketkeeper Haider had deserted the team in Dubai during the Pakistan-South Africa one-day series, fleeing to London after claiming to have received threatening messages from an unknown source. He recently also said that he would be disclosing the people who were threatening him.

He had ended his exile and returned to Pakistan on April 25, after Interior Minister Rehman Malik had assured him of proper security.