Former Pakistan pacer Shoaib Akhtar on Monday claimed that match-fixing was at its peak in 1996 and said the environment in the dressing room was far from conducive. "Trust me it was the worst possible dressing room environment at that time (1996)," Akhtar said on Geo News channel. "There was a lot going on than just cricket and it was difficult to focus on cricket in the dressing room. Due to mediation from third parties, former captain Miandad took back allegations against Afridi, claiming that he had fixed matches for money. Following the fixing allegations in the mid-90s, the Pakistani Cricket Board (PCB) had set up a judicial commission headed by Justice Malik Qayyum to probe into the allegations.

Source: dna October 17, 2016 14:03 UTC