JOIN US“We have been asking Danish to provide us with the statement he gave to the Essex police when he was under investigation in the spot-fixing scandal in county cricket last year. But so far he has not provided us with the statement,” a PCB official told PTI.
Kaneria has taken 261 wickets in 61 Tests and 15 scalps in 18 ODIs but has not played international cricket since last summer.
He was picked for the Test series against South Africa last November but the PCB stopped him from boarding a flight to Dubai to join the team. He was also not given a new central contract by the PCB last month.
The Essex police last year held a three-month long investigation into allegations of spot-fixing against Kaneria and his Essex team-mate, Mervyn Westfield during a Pro40 match against Durham in the 2009 season.
Kaneria was arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to commit fraud on May 15 along with Westfield following the allegations but the Essex police later confirmed that the Pakistani cricketer will not face a criminal prosecution.
“The Essex police didn’t charge Kaneria but they have also not completed their investigations into the case and the trial is still going on,” the PCB official said.