According to details, the alleged 'Indian' bookies contacted the players during the second and third Test matches in Colombo, inviting them for lunches and dinners.

According to Yawar, they were Mumbai-based bookies who probably are 'in action again to try and get matches fixed'.

The report has added fuel to suspicions of foul-play in Pakistan's 0-2 defeat in the Test series against Sri Lanka. Pakistan lost the first two Tests from seemingly winning positions and then failed to win the final one in spite of having the upper hand. That match ended in a draw.

Pakistan cricket was hit hard by allegations of match-fixing in the nineties and resulted in a life-ban on former captain Saleem Malik and fines on several other players.