PCB has delayed the decision on granting clearance to some senior players for the ODI series against New Zealand.
Only after the committee's clearance Shoaib Malik, Kamran Akmal, Danish Kaneria and Yasir Hameed could be considered for selection in Pakistan's World Cup Preliminary squad and ODI series in New Zealand.The committee met in Lahore on Thursday and interviewed former captain Malik, wicketkeeper Akmal, leg-spinner Kaneria and Hameed in a marathon session but no details were released by the Board on the outcome of the meeting.
"The integrity committee not only questioned the players but also went through the documents about their assets submitted to the Board.
"Apparently some documentation issues with the players still remain but the committee is likely to give a decision particularly on Malik and Akmal soon," the source said.
The national selectors are scheduled to meet today to finalise the one-day squad for New Zealand and the World Cup preliminary list of 30 players.
The International Cricket Council has already given the PCB an extended deadline of up to January 5, 2011 to submit the preliminary squad.
The committee had asked for some documents from the senior players after suspicions were raised about the sources of their income and assets following the spot-fixing scandal.
"No details are available on what exactly happened at the meeting but apparently all the players were given a thorough grilling by the committee members and the PCB Chairman about how they had acquired their assets and their sources of income.
"Retired Justice Jamshed Shah who is a member of the committee also questioned the players in legal terms," the source said.
The source said Kaneria was being investigated by the committee over his questioning in England by the Essex police while he was playing county cricket for Essex .
Kaneria and another Essex player Mervyn Westfield were investigated by the police after claims surfaced that they were involved in spot-fixing during a Pro-40 match while playing for the county against Durham in September, 2009.
Yasir Hameed apologises to PCB for his interview
Test discard Yasir Hameed has apologised to the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) for being involved in an interview, in which he was shown talking about spot-fixing and match-fixing.
The interview by 'News of the World' had added fuel to the fire as just before Hameed's interview, a sting operation by the same British tabloid had led to suspension of Pakistani trio of Salman Butt, Mohammed Asif and Mohammad Aamer on suspicion of spot-fixing.
Hameed met PCB Chairman Ijaz Butt and members of the integrity committee on Thursday in Lahore and insisted that even though the undercover reporter kept on pestering him with questions about match-fixing, he hardly said anything.
Hameed said he was wrong to meet the reporter without permission of the team management but still maintains that he had no idea that the newsman was taping the 'general' conversation he was having with him.
"Yasir has submitted an unconditional apology to the Board Chairman and requested him for pardon. The batsman has said that he wants to be considered for national selection again," a reliable source told PTI.
Hameed, who has played 25 Tests and 56 One-day internationals, was dropped from the ODI series after his interview appeared during the team's tour.
"Yasir has pleaded that the undercover reporter of the NOW posed himself as a businessman interested in signing a endorsement deal with the Pakistani players.
"Yasir said he mostly mumbled and nodded his head when asked if so-and-so match was fixed. He has said that he was just taking part in general discussion and didn't know he was being taped," the source said.
