over captain Shahid Afridi will testify at a hearing of players suspended for alleged spot-fixing despite believing he has nothing to add to his earlier testimony, a report said Monday. Afridi has been summoned to appear before the International Cricket Council's (ICC) anti-corruption tribunal for a hearing of charges against Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Amir, in Doha from Jan. 6-11. Both Afridi, along with team coach Waqar Younis and security manager Khawaja Najam, who will also attend the Doha hearing – made statements to the ICC Anti-Corruption Unit last month. Afridi reportedly said he had not lied to the ICC, and had given a full account of what he had witnessed during the team's tour of England. “I have already said what I had to say and what I saw,” Afridi was quoted as saying by Pakistani daily Jang Monday. “I could not have lied before the ICC because they already had enough information about the case.” Afridi said he would participate in the hearing by teleconference and not attend in person because of family problems. Waqar is expected to participate by telephone as he is on tour with the Pakistan team in New Zealand. The ICC tribunal, headed by Michael Beloff QC, is likely to use Afridi, Waqar and Najam as witnesses in the light of their statements last month. Kiwis dominate The New Zealand XI continued to keep the pressure on Pakistan in a warm-up match before the first Test, reducing the tourists to 234-8 at the close of the second day. With both sides fielding near Test-strength sides, Pakistan trails New Zealand by 150 with two wickets in hand and one day remaining. New Zealand was dismissed early in the day for 384 built on the back of a pugnacious 206 by Brendon McCullum. – Agence France
