http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Imran-c64193 Khan wants the ICC to do more for eliminating corruption from cricket – Cricket News
Former http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Imran-Khan-c64237, has asked for extra effort by the International Cricket Council (ICC), in order to eliminate corruption completely from cricket. The sport’s governing body has taken a lot of steps to make the game clean from corruption,
but has been unable to get rid of controversies.
According to Imran, “I think special measures are required like keeping a constant check on assets and accounts of players and giving the ACSU more authority to curb corruption.”
Commenting on spot fixing, Imran stated, “It is very hard to detect such things and than find evidence to prove spot fixing has happened in a match. But the more these instances are spoken about the more damaging it is to the sport’s credibility.”
Cricket in Pakistan suffered a huge blow when three key players, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013. The players tried to prove their innocence in-front of an independent tribunal,
but all the evidences went against them.
The trio was charged with lengthy bans and heavy fines in February, 2011. They also failed to take part in the ICC World Cup 2011, which bruised the confidence of the Pakistan team badly.
The ban was followed by mixed reactions worldwide. Former Pakistani leg-spinner, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Abdul-Qadir-c41605 labelled the ban as too harsh. He expected some leniency for the teenager, Amir, as he was relatively new to International cricket.
However, former English captain, Michael Vaughan, was not pleased with the decision by the ICC. He claimed that an opportunity to eliminate corruption from its’ roots was missed by the governing body of the sport. Vaughan expected life bans on the Pakistani
trio, as this could have set an example for the youngsters to come in the future.
Things went smoothly for a few months and it seemed as if no one would think about corruption in cricket, for the years to come. However, former Sri Lankan captain, Hashan Tillakaratne, alleged his national side of being involved in match fixing since 1992.
Tillakaratne’s statements have opened a new chapter of controversies in international cricket. Both the Sri Lankan cricket authorities and the ICC want a thorough investigation into the matter, to find out the reality behind the allegations.
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