Indian report no surprise: Bacher

South African cricket boss Ali Bacher said Wednesday the report of Indias Central Bureau of Investigation into match fixing had come as no surprise.

It had also vindicated much of his testimony to South Africa's King Commission inquiry into corruption in South African cricket, he said.

"It neither surprises me nor pleases me to hear the information contained in the CBI report. Many of my concerns expressed during my testimony at the King Commission have now been confirmed," said Bacher in a statement.

"While it is unpleasant we need to see these developments in a positive light as all involvements in this malpractice must be unearthed so that cricket can go forward with confidence," he said.

Bacher was criticised by several Asian cricket officials when he told the King Commission in June that he had information that match fixing took place in matches involving teams from the Indian sub-continent.

Mail Cricket Editor