Cricket news: Abdul Qadir questions ICC’s credibility
With the players getting the blame of spot-fixing controversy, the supreme governing body of world cricket the ICC, is also under criticism of cricketing personalities. Many current and former cricketers have lashed ICC upon its failure to curtail corruption
in the game.
Abdul Qadir, former leg-spinner of Pakistan, has suspected the credibility of ICC (International Cricket Council) as a proficient governing body over its alleged collapse to curtail corruption. Former chief selector of Pakistan has also lashed the Anti-Corruption
and Security Unit of ICC for not being proactive, waiting for media reports to make the first move.
Qadir, veteran Test player of Pakistan, has shown disappointment over the way the ICC and ACSU have dealt the recent spot-fixing controversy and said that it seems as if the supreme governing body of world cricket has no power to counter things. The prolific
leg-spinner of his time, while talking to the media at his cricket academy in Lahore, slammed ICC’s move to suspend the alleged trio - Test skipper Salman Butt, Veena’s boy Mohammad Asif and the emerging pacer 18-year-old Mohammad Amir – after the trio has
already pulled itself out of the rest of England tour.
Abdul Qadir believes that the International Cricket Council tried to demonstrate its powers by suspending the players provisionally. Qadir alleged ICC’s Anti Corruption and Security Unit (ACSU) of planning its moves on media reports rather than planning
something at its own. He said that the ACSU of ICC has not yet come across any misconduct; it has just acted upon media findings. “I don’t remember the unit pointing out any wrongdoings, and so far has not solved any case either,” said the former Test cricketer.
Qadir, who played 67 Tests and 104 one-days for Pakistan, said that after looking at the Yasir Hameed’s sting Interview, he is sure that the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755 Cricket is being trapped by a setup, and there is a lobby working to panic the country and the game. He
further added that the British tabloid, “The News of the World” has totally failed in trapping the cricketers and the pride of Pakistani nation.
Hameed was deceptively interviewed by the undercover reporter of the British tabloid, who pretended himself to be an agent. During the interview, a video was recorded secretly in which Yasir has been found sharing his opinion upon the spot-fixing controversy
currently embroiling Pakistan cricket with the reporter. Hameed claimed that he did not say anything wrong about the controversy, rather he was discussing the original report that appeared in the NOTW on 29th August.
Alongside ICC and ACSU, the leg-spinner has also lashed the team management of Pakistan cricket. He said that the management travels along with the team to tackle the players. The management warning the players to stay away from this and that is not the
only responsibility, rather it has to make sure that the players are not meeting banned personalities. He said the management should have used its authorities to curb the suspicious activities of players.
Abdul Qadir has asked the Pakistan government and the cricket board not to take the issue lightly. He urged the PCB to take a stiff stance on the issue and “press deep into the mess to clear things and not let anyone dictate them.”
The veteran Test player said that he is not favouring the alleged players and has demanded severe punishments against the players involved in match or spot-fixing, if found guilty. “Once proven, players should be punished severely.”
The investigation squad of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Scotland-c756 Yard’s has yesterday submitted its initial file of evidences to the prosecutors. The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) will now carry on further investigations on the initial findings of police.
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