NEW DELHI, Sept 29: India's cricket board has asked police if they intend to question or arrest two South African cricketers over match-fixing allegations during an upcoming tour, a senior officer said on Wednesday.

New Delhi police commissioner K.K. Paul said he had received such a request from the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) but had yet to respond before South Africa's arrival here in November.

"We have received the letter and are examining it," said Paul, who in 2000 charged then-South African skipper Hansie Cronje and team-mates Herschelle Gibbs, Nicky Boje, Pieter Strydom and Henry Williams with fixing one-day matches during a tour of India in March that year. -AFP