Latif made the remarks after India tied the five-match series

Latif claimed that the fourth one-day international between India and Pakistan had been fixed.

Both Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul-Haq and India vice-captain Rahul Dravid reacted angrily to the suggestions.

But the PCB have confirmed they are speaking to their legal representatives over Latif's remarks.

Chairman Shaharyar Khan said: "Rashid Latif's allegation was unpatriotic and shameful and we are currently taking advice from our lawyers."

The International Cricket Council do not comment on the activities of their anti-corruption unit but Latif confirmed that he had met two officials in Karachi on Monday.

"I met Martin Hawkins and Alan Peacock of the ACU for an hour and told them of the basis of my assertions," he said.

If my comments are unpatrotic, is match- fixing a patrotic thing? Rashid Latif

"I am ready to face any legal battle on this because my assertions that there were wrongdoings in the match are correct."

He added: "It was one of the biggest upsets in one-day cricket. After those four early wickets, Pakistan packed the on-side field and allowed India free runs on the off."

Latif, regarded as the original whistle-blower in the match-fixing scandal which hit cricket in 2000, made the controversial remarks while working on the local Indus television channel in India.

"Even a common man could observe that the players were acting on a script because the body language of the players was not as it should have been," he claimed at the time.

After India pulled level in the four-game series on Sunday. thanks to a five wicket win over Pakistan, questions were raised in the post-match press conference.

Inzamam told a reporter who raised the question at the conference to "shut up".