Ehsan Mani Fears International Cricket Council not doing enough to curb corruption in Cricket
The former president of the International Cricket Council (ICC), http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Ehsan-Mani-c55791 who hails from Pakistan has expressed concerns regarding the steps taken by the cricket’s world body towards curbing the prevailing corruption in the sport.
Talking to newsmen, Mani said, “The ICC might have done a lot in the case but they are still far away from resolving things completely.”
Mani insisted that even after having an anti-corruption unit, the ICC has still failed to eradicate the menace from the game which has been marred by match-fixing scandals recently. “They have to increase the budget and more importantly have to enhance the
jurisdiction,” he reiterated, while talking about the under-resourced anti-corruption and security unit (ACSU).
He backed the proposal of the current ICC chief executive, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Haroon-Lorgat-c61719 to legalize betting on cricket in the subcontinent as he believes that subcontinent is an epicentre of betting on the game of cricket. “India is the main hub of illegal activities which
I think is a root cause. In a match involving http://www.senore.com/Cricket/ICC-World-Cup-2011-c100625 president revealed.
Since 2010, the ICC has been increasingly busy in fighting the corruption of “fixing” which has plagued the whole game, tarnishing the reputation of the sport and players likewise.
Earlier, in the summer of 2010, three Pakistan players, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013. Butt was the Test captain of the green caps during
that tour.
Later, an official hearing by the ICC was conducted in Doha, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Qatar-c2986 to decide the future of the trio. In a week long hearing, which took place behind closed doors, there was enough evidence presented against the players that suggested their involvement in
the corrupt practice of spot-fixing. Subsequently, Amir was barred from cricket for five, Asif for seven and Butt for ten years.
After this trial the ICC vowed to show zero tolerance towards gambling, however, the cricket organization has failed to trap any culprits so far. ICC also hit dead end regarding the fresh claims of match-fixing by former Sri Lankan batsman http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Hashan-Prasantha-Tillakaratne-c62021
and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Zulqarnain-Haider-c98685.
Both had claimed to have knowledge about the people involved in fixing, however, no conclusive development has been made in this direction by the Lorgat led ICC.
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