PCB pardons Latif

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has pardoned Rashid Latif after he wrote a letter to the ICC complaining about "fancy fixing", a form of matchfixing that he implied still goes on. Latif has met Tauqir Zia, PCB's president, and Rameez Raja, their chief executive, and has apologised for bypassing their authority in writing to the ICC.

At a press conference in Lahore on Monday, Rameez said: "The PCB is right behind Rashid Latif about his meeting with ICC Anti-Corruption Unit ... We know that Rashid was the [original] whistle-blower and has never kept quiet or minced words when it came to corruption in the sport. So on that part we are satisfied and have no problems because he has only aired his views without accusing any player or citing any specific match."

But, Rameez added, "the other problem is that he has gone public. Now that is a clear violation of his contractual obligations. He wrote to us last week in which he has apologised and promised that he would never make public statements."

Rameez went on to clarify that "Rashid Latif is and will remain Pakistan captain and there is no change in his status."