ICC not willing take action on PCB’s complaint
The International Cricket Council (ICC) has refused to take any action on http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755 Cricket Board’s (PCB) complaint against Cricket Australia’s (CA) CEO, James Sutherland, saying that they did not want to interfere in this matter between the two boards.
A PCB official said that they were waiting for ICC’s response on the letter that the board had sent to them to take notice about Sutherland’s statement. "James Sutherland should not give any irresponsible statement in the press as one of the key officials
of Cricket http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746", former PCB chairman, Zia, told the media.
The source revealed that the cricket governing body sent a letter to the PCB chairman, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Ijaz-Butt-c64128, on 27th April, in which it was informed that ICC could not be involved in the matter.
"It has advised the PCB to take up their grievances directly with Cricket Australia", he added
Sutherland, earlier in an interview, stated that he did not believe that PCB had taken proper steps to implement the suggestions of Justice Malik Qayyum regarding match-fixing, proposed in year 2000.
Sutherland, while citing the spot-fixing scandals regarding Salman Butt, Mohammad Aamir and Mohammad Asif, said that they could have been avoided if their national board would have taken necessary steps to remove the corruption in sport.
Following the spot-fixing allegations last year, Qayyum also stated that PCB had not been active in implementing all of his recommendations regarding spot-fixing.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Salman-c88163, Asif and Aamir were handed lengthy bans by the ICC anti-corruption tribunal on February 4 after their involvement in spot-fixing was proved.
Salman was banned for 10 years with five years suspended while Asif was banned for 7 years with two years suspended. Aamir was punished for five years.
The trio was found involved in spot-fixing during Pakisan’s fourth Test against England last year. The three players were alleged for bowling no-balls willingly.
Qayyum had given many recommendations and one of the key was that all the players should declare their assets publicly at the start of their career and then follow it annually thereafter.
The PCB source told that the board was not willing to take up the matter directly to the Australian cricket board.
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