Muhammad Ali Shah, a member of the PCB Governing Board and sports minister of the southern province of Sindh, said that 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.

Reports surfaced earlier this week that Pakistani players 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 that the matter was raised with the hotel management after which the Pakistan team members were shifted to another floor.

However, Saeed 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. I just instructed the players not to go out with people they didn't know from before. And that is the usual protocol.'

Pakistan captain Younis Khan gave a different view on the issue saying that no such incident took place. 'No bookie has approached me. If ever one does, I will catch him and hand him over to ICC because these people have destroyed the game,' he said.