Andrew Symonds wants ICC to act more to eradicate corruption – Cricket News Update
Despite conceding the fact that the verdict of the spot-fixing scandal is certainly a huge lesson for the international cricketers, the former Australian all-rounder, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Andrew-Symonds-c44611, is not ready to admit the conviction
of three players will eliminate corruption from cricket.
Since it is a wide-spread menace, Symonds wants the International Cricket Council (ICC) to take some serious steps in the battle against the fixing. On Thursday, November 3, 2011, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mohammad-Asif-c1993, Mohammad Amir,
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Salman-Butt-c2418 and Mazhar Majeed got varying prison terms after they were found guilty by the Southwark Crown Court in London in the Spot-fixing scam.
Symonds believes that since it is a wide-ranging problem, it is very hard to identify and catch culprits. Hence, he pushed http://www.senore.com/Cricket/ICC-World-Cup-2011-c100625 to strengthen the Anti-Corruption Unit (ACU) and adopt zero tolerance policy in real
words and act strictly against the offenders.
"When I was playing, we were always of the opinion that it was going on. Something needed to be done about it. I don't think people are going to think that's the end of it. Hopefully, it gets stamped out through
this and it's an ongoing process and we can slowly weed it out of this game," said Symonds who also dismissed http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mazhar-c75448’s claims about Australia players’ involvements in match-fixing.
The controversy about the trio and their agent came into light during Pakistan’s trip to http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013 last year. In the Lord's Test, Amir and Asif deliberately bowled no-balls.
Another Aussie cricketer, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mark-Edward-Waugh-c74603, is happy with the verdict, saying that the decision has definitely set an example for rest of the international players. While he expressed sympathy for the teen sensation
Amir, he stated that Butt’s punishment should have been longer, as he orchestrated the whole scene.
“Whilst it's particularly tough, probably on the youngest guy http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mohammad-Amir-c76675, I think they had to get jail time. It is severe when you think someone is going to pay for it because it (jail terms) hasn't happened
in the past," said the former opening batsman, who was fined by Cricket http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746 in 1995 for having connections with the Bookies.
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