Latif quits as Pakistan coach

Islamabad - Rashid Latif has resigned as an assistant coach for the Pakistan national team after he was asked to explain comments that were critical of the Pakistan Cricket Board over the match-fixing scandal.

Latif stepped down as wicketkeeping coach and said in a statement on Tuesday that he has replied to the PCB's request but "can't remain quiet on a key cricket issue that could determine the future of Pakistan cricket."

Three Pakistan cricketers have been suspended by the ICC and are being investigated by British police over allegations in a British tabloid that they were paid to deliberately bowl no-balls during a test against England.

Latif, a former Pakistan captain, played 37 tests and 166 one-day internationals before retiring in 2003.