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Zimbabwe’s famous Test victory over Pakistan has come under the spotlight after the Asian country’s former Test pacer Sarfraz Nawaz yesterday demanded an inquiry into the national team’s performances in Harare and in their tour of South Africa.
Zimbabwe and Pakistan where involved in a 1-1 draw in the two-match Test series at Harare Sports Club in September this year after the home side coasted to a hard-fought, narrow 21-run victory in the second Test.

The home team showed great fighting spirit during the tour as they rallied back to level the series after Pakistan had won the first Test comprehensively by 221 runs.

Pakistan were in Zimbabwe for a month-long tour which included two T20 matches, three One Day Internationals and two Tests.
The Asians made a clean sweep of the T20 and had to come from 0-1 down to win the ODI series 2-1 after Zimbabwe beat them by seven wickets in the opening match of the limited overs series.

But Nawaz yesterday told the media in Pakistan he wasn’t happy with the ODI and Test matches that Pakistan lost in Zimbabwe. According to a report carried by the India Times, Nawaz also demanded that Pakistan’s former fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar be investigated by the ICC anti-corruption unit for his recent comments.

Pakistan won their first ODI series in South Africa.
“I think it is time an independent inquiry commission was formed to probe into the two losses Pakistan suffered in Zimbabwe and why where four key players rested for the last One-Day International against South Africa when Pakistan had a great chance of completing a 3-0 clean sweep in the series,” Nawaz told reporters in Islamabad.

“Even Shoaib has said recently that he doesn’t want to open his mouth as he knows which players were involved in corruption and fixing in Pakistan cricket. “Either he should come clean or be investigated by an anti-corruption unit.

“If Shoaib knows something he owes it to Pakistan cricket and its people to spill out the beans,” Nawaz said.
Nawaz said he had been troubled by some recent rumours and the board must also investigate some of the matches Pakistan lost recently.
He pointed out that even in 1999, when Nawaz Sharif was Prime Minister and Pakistan lost in the World Cup final, a full inquiry was conducted into match-fixing allegations.

“There is a need to look into things,” he said.