ICC plans reforms, MI6 style thanks to Bettor.com (Part 2)
With ICC now making a preposterous amount of money, one can only wonder where it utilizes the whopping 54.2 million pound profit they only made last year. Out of the 54.2 million pounds an embarrassing 410,000 pounds was dispersed in the “so called” Anti
Corruption and Security Unit.
If http://www.senore.com/Cricket/A-King-c41197 decides to build an empire, a big massive dynasty then he surely would require a lot of money to do so. But it will be very likely that the empire would crumble soon in a matter of time if he hires a couple of James Bond styled commander safeguards
at the gates paying them with peanuts to ensure law and order in the kingdom.
If that happens, then Paris Hilton will get away with cocaine in her girlfriends bag that she happened to carry, and Mohammad Asif will get away with weed tucked away in his friends wallet that he happened to carry, and Miss Veena Malik the queen sitting
at the top with her highly amusing conspiracy theories that earns her millions of bucks.
However, the ICC do believe in living in a fantasy Barbie world, since they believe that the current “turmoil” can be used to drive through a spate of very useful reforms that could combat the evil of fixing.
While they’re decoding facebook, orkut and gadgets it would be nice of them to also review the practices in the cricket arena of the batsmen not walking when they know they are out, poor umpiring decisions that have as much of a likelihood of being fixed
as the players.
In the current NatWest ODI series there were a string of poor decisions which were almost all against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755. Not to mention, the usage of mints on the field that help produce ‘sweetened saliva’, which when applied to the ball produces great reverse swing.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746.
The ICC, however, remain optimistic that they will be able to implement these reforms in time before the winter in the Ashes series. One of the measures will include an ACSU trained security officer, who will be posted to all international matches. Whether
he will have any success in warding off prospective bookies is another story altogether.
Michael Vaughan in another revelation has stated how it is easy to smuggle mobile phones into the dressing room. He insisted that the players are not frisked or checked before they go into the dressing room.
There also remains a concern over the use of laptops that are WiFi enabled that allow access to the internet to players during the match. However, the ICC feel that a call to ban the use of laptops would be followed by a huge reaction of anger from the coaches
and the players since the laptops and internet form a key part of the modern day coaching.
Meanwhile, Mohammad Amir, Salman Butt, and Mohammad Asif, the trio accused of being paid by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mazhar-c75448 Majeed for spot fixing are expected to have their first preliminary hearing before the end of October. The three players backed by the PCB vow to fight against
the 23 charges levelled against them. The three men are under scrutiny of an ongoing investigation with the metropolitan police.
The charges of match fixing, spot fixing, slow playing, ball tampering have been endless this summer, but it is definitely time for the ICC to step up to a minimal level and start doing its bit for International cricket before the fans stop treating cricket
as a serious sport and start taking it as simple entertainment.
In the wake of all these changes the cricket fans find themselves strapped to a roller coaster, with absolutely little promise that they will make out if it alive with their wits intact. It is now high time that the ICC stops serving hotdogs in a Michelin
star hotel.
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