The PCB says in a statement that Kaneria “will again be called to appear before the integrity committee to explain his position.” – File Photo

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Cricket Board says it will ask leg spinner Danish Kaneria to appear before its integrity committee and respond to allegations he was involved in fixing county matches.

A judge in London sentenced Essex bowler Mervyn Westfield to four months in prison for on-field corruption last week and accused Kaneria of pressuring teammates from the county side to fix matches.

The PCB says in a statement that Kaneria “will again be called to appear before the integrity committee to explain his position.”

His clearance was “pending” and the player had been asked to provide copies of the tapes of his police interview in Britain, it added.

Kaneria says the allegations are false, claiming he has been cleared by British police, the England and Wales Cricket Board and the International Cricket Council.

The ICC and ECB both deny clearing Kaneria.

Westfield was jailed for taking 6,000 pounds ($9,200) for deliberately bowling badly in Essex's 40-over match against Durham in September 2009. He pleaded guilty to the charge in January and was sentenced on Friday.