Wed, Sep 22 10 12:27 AM
Karachi, Sep 21 (PTI) Wajid Shamsul Hasan, Pakistan''s High Commissioner to UK, feels that PCB chief Ijaz Butt''s statement against England cricketers will have no bearing on the relationship between the two countries. Terming Butts remark as "innocent", Hasan said, "I don''t think what Butt has said will spoil our good relations. The relations between the two boards are very good." The High Commissioner said that irrespective of the results, there are fixing allegations against Pakistan players. "It makes you wonder, but our stance is clear. Until the allegations are proven our players are innocent and there is nothing wrong with that. Every country will do that for its sportsmen," Hasan, who congratulated the team on its victory in the fourth one-dayer at Lord''s, said. Tensions between the two cricket boards grew after Butt accused the English players of match fixing. Butt''s inflammatory statement against England came after the ICC had launched an investigation into the Oval one-dayer after an English tabloid raised doubts on the scoring patters during the match. Meanwhile, coach Waqar Younis felt that the win in the fourth one-dayer was a befitting reply to those accusing the team of spot fixing. "Our players are hurt by these allegations and they are also very damaging for the country," Younis said. "But the good thing is that our players are focusing on the game despite the controversies. It is encouraging to see the combination of seniors and young players turning into a winning one," Younis said.
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