'Deliberate surrender'? Pakistan bureau to investigate CWC fixing allegations Click here for more on this story Posted: Tuesday September 07, 1999 01:45 PM   Wasim Akram and some of the Pakistan squad are being accused of throwing the World Cup final against Australia. Mike Hewitt/Allsport KARACHI, Pakistan (CNN/SI) -- The official APP news agency quoted unnamed members of the Ehtesab Bureau (Accountability Bureau) as saying that it would look into allegations that the Pakistani team deliberately threw the World Cup final against Australia. According to the bureau some players partied to such an extent during the World Cup in England, that it raised suspicions of "deliberate surrender by the team in the final," the APP said. Pakistan was beaten by eight wickets by Australia at Lord's on Sunday in the most one-sided final since the competition began in 1975. They were dismissed for 132, and Australia knocked off the runs in just 20.1 overs. When Zafar Altaf, manager of Pakistan's World Cup squad, returned home on Thursday he blasted the national media for accusing the team of deliberately throwing the final. A government-appointed judicial commission is already probing allegations of match-fixing in Pakistani cricket. It is expected to submit its report to Pakistan President Rafiq Tarar in the second week of July. The commission will resume investigations at the end of the month when Justice Malik Mohammad Qayyum has summoned former coach Javed Miandad and four alleged bookmakers. Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB)'s laywer, Ali Sibtain Fazli, said the bookies were caught by police collecting bets during the World Cup. Wasim Akram, Pakistan's World Cup captain, is one of three leading members of the current team being investigated over the match-fixing allegations which date back to the mid 1990s. "The intellegence agencies have presented evidence of indiscipline, lack of coordination and planning by the management and the members of the cricket team," APP quoted an official of the Accountability bureau as saying. "We will call all the players and officials separately for them to present their side of the story."   Related information Stories Pakistan's manager blasts media over accusations Pakistani fans protest World Cup defeat Australia thrashes Pakistan to win World Cup Multimedia Click here for the latest audio and video Search our site Watch CNN/SI 24 hours a day Sports Illustrated and CNN have combined to form a 24 hour sports news and information channel. To receive CNN/SI at your home call your cable operator or DirecTV. Reuters contributed to this report.

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