Bari gets top post in PCB's anti-corruption drive
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) appointed Wasim Bari as Director Education and Training on Friday. The position has been introduced for the first time, in order to implement the PCB code of conduct and anti-corruption code, in both domestic and international
cricket.
Bari, a former wicket-keeper and Chief Operating Officer (COO) of the PCB, will be based in National Stadium Karachi. He served as the PCB’s Chief Operating Officer for more than a year, and was asked to resign from his post after the Governing Council decided
to retire all its employees who had reached the age of 60 years.
The designation has been given to Bari on new contract, as service rules permit the PCB to hire employees over the age of 60 on contractual positions. Bari is happy about becoming a part of the PCB’s anti-corruption campaign. He has promised to carry out
his duties in the new post to the best of his abilities.
Bari told reporters, “Cricket is facing new challenges but as custodians of the game, we are committed to fight for its integrity and survival."
The purpose of introducing the new position is to curb the current match fixing and spot fixing activities in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755 cricket. Due to such issues Pakistani cricket has had to suffer a lot of late, and after a number of top players were implicated in spot-fixing,
they were banned from international cricket; which is a great loss.
Bari said that players should be trained and educated about how to play at the international level in order to avoid any kind of problems. He revealed that the PCB is amongst the first cricket playing nations who have started implementing the code of conduct
at the domestic level. He was hopeful that these steps would prove to be fruitful in eliminating corruption from the game.
Bari’s responsibilities as Director and Trainer include arranging seminars and workshops on anti-corruption code for players and officials, and to groom and educate the players at the domestic level, so that when the players enter make it to the national
team they should know their responsibilities as ambassadors of the country.
Last month the International Cricket Council (ICC) appreciated the PCB’s efforts to incorporate the ICC’s anti-corruption recommendations. The sports governing body had given the PCB an ultimatum of 30 days to conduct a comprehensive review of “players’
integrity issues”, for which the PCB has introduced a revised code of conduct, and strictly compelled players to follow it. In addition, it has also started education and training programmes for cricketers, with the purpose of creating awareness among the
players.
The commemoration of anti-corruption day on Thursday, and the introduction of a new position in the board is proof of the PCB’s continuous efforts against corruption. These efforts show that the PCB is actively trying to rid Pakistani cricket of any harmful
influences, which could damage cricket’s image on the national and international level.
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