NEW DELHI. Sept 8. An Indian federal probe Into matchfixing and corruption in cricket is likely to point fingers at several national and overseas cricketers later this month official sources said here Friday. reports AFP.

The probe by the Central , Bureau of Investigation (CBl) is km addition to the bombshell corruption charges levelled in April by the Delhi Police against disgraced South African captain Hansle Cronje and three of his teammates.

The CBl will submit an interim report on its probe, which Is also likely to list corruption charges against two English and three Pakistani cricketers, a highly-placed source from the federal agency said

“The report is to be submitted by September end and It will contain an exhaustive picture of corruption in the game." he said without disclosing the names of the players likely to be charged.

A CBl team recently visited Britain in connection with their investigations.

"We have also zeroed down on some of our boys as well but since the interim report is under preparation it would be inappropriate to elaborate." the source added

The comments came a day-after CBl detectives summoned national coach Kapil Dev for questioning at its New Delhi headquarters and sent a two-/member squad to Bombay for an "informal chat" with star Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar.

Kapil Dev was the 16th Indian cricketer to be quizzed by the CBl since all-arounder Manoj Prabhakar In June accused Kapil of offering him 2.5 million rupees (57.000 dollars) to underperform in a match against Pakistan in 1994.

Ravi Shashtri. another Indian player, collaborated Prabhakar's charges against Kapil Dev.

Kapil, who put his job on the Une recently by saying Prabhakar's charges against him had blunted his enthusiasm for the fjame. said he felt relieved fol-owing his questioning by the CBl on Thursday.

"I have told them all they wanted to know and I will be able to sleep well tonight," Kapil Dev told reporters.