Foolproof security for Champions League T20: ASCU, Ground Security and Private Firm to be involved
Which is of the most lucrative club competitions of cricket, the Airtel Champions League T20 is less than a week away with the organisers assuring robust security measures for the event. The $6.5 million event kicks off from the 10th September in South Africa with domestic champions from http://www.senore.com/Cricket/New-Zealand-c754 participating in the tournament.
CLT20 is going to be the first multi-nation cricket tournament to kick off after last week’s spot-fixing allegations that prompted the ICC to use its provisional suspension clause for the first time in the history of cricket, suspending three Pakistani players ‘suspected’ of spot-fixing. Owing to the recent spot-fixing conspiracy, the organisers of the Champions League T20 have assured that robust anti-corruption and security measures will be taken during the tournament.
What has made the organisers of the CLT20 more concerned about the anti-corruption and security measures for the upcoming lucrative event is due to David Warner’s statement that he was approached during the inaugural edition of Champions League. The 23-year-old Australian player revealed that during last year’s Champions League, he was approached by an Indian bookmaker in New http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Marshall-c74817 Rosen. The NSW’s team manager has also confirmed the incident.
"A group of guys approached David Warner and some other NSW players at the bar while they were watching a Champions League match on television," claimed Rosen while talking to the media.
Since the spot-fixing scandal got the attention of the world of cricket, seven international cricketers have so far confirmed that they were approaches made by bookmakers – five of these were Aussie cricketers. Australian all-rounder Shane http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746’s tour of England. So far, five Australian players have confirmed that they had been approached by illegal bookies. Alongside Shane Watson and David Warner, the list includes pacers Mitchell Johnson and Brett Lee along with wicketkeeper batsman Brad Haddin.
A day after Watson’s story, it was the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) which confirmed that two Bengali player, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Ireland-c751 on their home grounds a few days back.
This year, the event is being staged in South Africa from 10-26 September. Chief Executive of Cricket South Africa, Gerald Majola said that the governing council of the tournament will be working with the ICC’s ACSU as the organisers would do for any mega event. Majola, who is also a member of the CLT20 governing council further added that the ICC and the governing council have put the same plans in place for the CLT20 as they would for any tournament.
Another member of the governing council, Dean Kino told media reporters about the security plan made by the council. Kino revealed that a full allotment of the officers from ICC’s Anti-corruption and Security Unit would be on duty at the event. In addition to the regular ground security and ACSU, South African firm Nicholls, Steyn & Associates would also be present during the tournament dealing with security and anti-corruption matters.
According to http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Dean-Kino-c53388, four security officers would be on duty at every match. When asked about the security plan for the teams, Kino revealed that three to four security agents would be attached to every team and a similar number would be appointed at every hotel.
Kino said that if any player tried to breach the code, the same parameters would apply as they do in the anti-corruption code of the International Cricket Council.
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