KARACHI: The International Cricket Council (ICC) is investigating a Kenyan player for alleged spot-fixing during the 2011 World Cup in a match against Pakistan at Hambantota. Kenya, who did not win a single match at the World Cup, bowled 37 wides in the match which Pakistan won by 205 runs.

Speaking by telephone, Cricket Kenya’s chief executive Tom Sears said the player, who is not part of Kenya's current squad, was also suspected of “tampering” with another international involving two other countries. He did not give any details of that game.

“There are a couple of instances (under suspicion),” Sears said, “one involving a match in which a player played and one where he didn't.

“If you look at what we can afford to pay our players compared to full members (of the ICC), maybe we're more susceptible (to fixing). But there's no excuse. We'll do all we can to work with the ICC.”

Cricket Kenya was contacted by the ICC late last year over the fixing suspicions, Sears said, although the ICC did not confirm any investigation.

‘(The) ICC does not and never has commented on the activities of the ACSU (Anti-Corruption and Security Unit),” the world body said in a written reply.

Kenya lost all its games at the 2011 World Cup in India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh, also falling to heavy defeats to New Zealand by 10 wickets, Sri Lanka by nine wickets and Australia by 60 runs. It even lost to minnows Canada, by five wickets, and Zimbabwe, by 161 runs.