Justice Malik Mohammad Qayyum, a Lahore High Court judge, was appointed in September 1998 to investigate match-fixing allegations against the Pakistan team. Over 13 months he heard nearly 70 witnesses including Mark Taylor, Shane Warne, Tim May, Wasim Akram, Waqar Younis, Inzamam-ul-Haq and Salim Malik. The report was completed in October 1999 but only published on May 23, 2000 — banning Salim Malik and Ata-ur-Rehman for life and fining Wasim Akram, Waqar Younis, Mushtaq Ahmed, Inzamam, Akram Raza and Saeed Anwar.
Salim Malik had captained Pakistan in 1994. His teammates Rashid Latif and Basit Ali had publicly alleged fixing in 1995 and refused to play under him. The Australian allegations from the 1994 Karachi Test had been on the international record for years. Pakistan needed an inquiry to clear or convict.
September 8, 1998: PCB appoints Justice Qayyum. Hearings run from late 1998 through October 1999. The Australian Cricket Board sent Mark Taylor, Tim May and Shane Warne to give evidence in Lahore. October 1999: report ready; held back due to Musharraf coup. May 23, 2000: report finally released.
Allegations of Pakistani match-fixing had circulated since the 1994 Karachi Test, when Australian players Tim May, Mark Taylor and Shane Warne accused Salim Malik of offering them bribes to throw the match. Internal Pakistani disputes — particularly between Wasim Akram-led and rival factions during the 1996 World Cup — created further suspicion. After repeated calls in the Pakistani parliament and press, the Pakistan Cricket Board appointed Justice Qayyum on September 8, 1998 to conduct a judicial inquiry. He held over 40 hearings in Lahore, hearing testimony from approximately 70 witnesses. The Australians were specially flown in. The report was completed in October 1999 but, due to the political turmoil following General Pervez Musharraf's October 12 coup and the sensitivity of its contents, was held back until May 23, 2000. Its findings: Salim Malik banned for life on charges of fixing matches and bribing other players; Ata-ur-Rehman banned for life for perjury (changing his statement during the inquiry); Wasim Akram fined Rs 300,000 and recommended that he never captain Pakistan again; Waqar Younis fined Rs 100,000; Inzamam-ul-Haq, Mushtaq Ahmed, Akram Raza and Saeed Anwar each fined Rs 100,000-300,000. Justice Qayyum revealed in 2008 that he had had a 'soft corner' for Wasim Akram while writing the report — a comment that retroactively damaged the report's credibility.
Sept 8, 1998: Justice Qayyum appointed
Late 1998: Mark Taylor, Tim May and Shane Warne give evidence in Lahore
Oct 1999: report completed
Oct 12, 1999: Musharraf coup delays publication
May 23, 2000: report released
Salim Malik and Ata-ur-Rehman banned for life
Six other senior players fined including Wasim Akram and Waqar Younis
1994 Oct
Karachi Test bribe allegations by Mark Taylor, Tim May, Shane Warne.
1995
Rashid Latif and Basit Ali refuse to play under Salim Malik.
Sept 8, 1998
PCB appoints Justice Qayyum.
Late 1998
Australian players testify in Lahore.
October 1999
Report completed; held back due to Musharraf coup.
May 23, 2000
Report released; Malik and Ata-ur-Rehman banned for life.
October 2008
Qayyum admits to 'soft corner' for Wasim Akram.
“I was a fan of Wasim's. I had a soft corner for him. Looking back, perhaps I should have been harder.”
“Match-fixing means deciding the outcome of a match before it is played and then playing oneself or having others play below ability to influence the outcome.”
Salim Malik went to court and his ban was eventually overturned by the Lahore High Court in October 2008 on procedural grounds — but Pakistan had stopped picking him a decade earlier. Wasim Akram was effectively eased out of captaincy. Justice Qayyum's 2008 admission that he had treated Akram leniently embarrassed the PCB. The Qayyum report's recommendation that fined players 'never be considered for any post' was largely ignored — Inzamam later captained Pakistan, Mushtaq became a coach, Waqar coached the team.
The first formal judicial inquiry into match-fixing by any cricket nation. Imperfect — Justice Qayyum's later admission about Wasim Akram weakened it — but historically essential.
The Qayyum report set the global template for cricket match-fixing inquiries: judicial framework, sworn testimony, named individuals, financial penalties, life bans for the worst cases. It was followed in form by the King Commission (South Africa) and the CBI inquiry (India). Its principal failing was enforcement — Pakistan never fully implemented its 'never to hold any post' clauses for the fined players.
Cricket Canada
12 May 2026
ICC suspended six months of funding to Cricket Canada over governance failures and financial misreporting — 63% of their total revenue.
Multiple franchises
8 May 2026
The IPL's Anti-Corruption and Security Unit (ACSU) submitted a formal report to the BCCI in May 2026 flagging "certain anomalies" observed across the league stage: unauthorised persons had been seen in the team dugout, on the team bus, and at team hotels during IPL matches in apparent breach of anti-corruption Standard Operating Procedures. IPL chairman Arun Dhumal confirmed the report publicly and warned that "very stringent action" would be taken if violations continued. Separately, the BCCI tightened protocols after reports that certain franchise owners had been seen mingling with players in restricted areas — a specific interaction prohibited under the anti-corruption framework.
Various county sides
1865-08-01
Despite MCC's attempts to reduce gambling on cricket through the 1840s and 1850s, county cricket in the 1860s still operated in a culture where betting was widespread and where allegations of arranged results circulated freely among those closest to the game. Several county fixtures of the decade generated suspicion among contemporaries that the outcome had been agreed in advance, though the absence of formal investigation meant that no players were ever charged.