Akram and his seven teammates were found guilty of the charges in an internal inquiry conducted by Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), it was officially announced here today. The cricketers named by PCB are Salim Malik, Ijaz Ahmed, Moin Khan, Inzamam-ul Haq, Mushtaq Ahmed, Waqar Younis and Saqlain Mushtaq besides Akram.

Ehtesab Bureau, which was looking into the allegations against the Pakistani team for the manner of its defeat in World Cup final, today ordered framing of charges against the cricketers under the conduct rules of PCB and also asked the one-man judicial commission to expedite its report. Ehtesab will start the official procedure of framing the charges against these players who all were part of the team that played World Cup final against Australia, Ehtesab director general Khalid Aziz said while making the reportpublic.