The fact that Pakistan lost two of those Tests from seemingly winning positions only added fuel to fire.

'Everything was blown out of proportion,' he said. 'In Colombo, we were staying at one of the Taj hotels and it was full of Indian nationals, some were businessmen while others were tourists.'

'Some of them wanted to be photographed with our players. A few of them even invited Younis for a cup of tea. That's quite normal but our players still informed us about it. That's a good thing but suddenly we were flooded with reports of match-fixing attempts and all that.'

'Look at the Ashes,' he said. 'Australia had their moments but couldn't capitalize on them. Even on the last day (of the final Ashes Test) their best batsmen including captain Ricky Ponting was run out and they followed one after the other. Now some people might become suspicious but I believe it only proves that cricket is a game of uncertainties,' he said.