Karachi, July 31 - Despite the Pakistan Cricket Board's (PCB) decision to put the issue of bookmakers allegedly trying to contact the country's national players in Sri Lanka under wraps, an influential member of the board has promised to raise the issue at a meeting soon.

Muhammad Ali Shah, a member of the PCB Governing Board and sports minister of the southern province of Sindh, has said it is an important issue and should be discussed thoroughly. Shah said he will raise it during the next meeting of the PCB governing board.

Abdul Qadir, a former Pakistan Test leg-spinner, has also demanded an inquiry into the incident. Earlier this week Pakistani players alleged that they were approached by suspicious characters at their team hotel during the two Colombo Tests.

The reports quoted Pakistan manager Yawar Saeed saying that some of the players had complained to him about the presence of undesirable people in the team hotel. Saeed also said the matter was raised with the hotel management after which the Pakistan team members were shifted to some other floor of the hotel.

Saeed, however, later denied making such remarks.

'No such thing happened,' Saeed was quoted as saying in an interview. 'There are usually many other guests at the hotel, who want autographs and photographs with the players, and then maybe invite them for a coffee or something.