PCB has 30 days to make it or break into the cricket scene
The International Cricket Council (ICC) has given a strong warning to the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) to get their act together. It has been learnt from reports that the ICC has asked the PCB to monitor their rules and they must regulate the board in Pakistan.
The warning was issued following a two-day board meeting held at the ICC headquarters in Dubai where the message was loud and clear - Pakistan should straighten up their act or face the music, possibly in the form of sanctions.
Reports also suggest that the expulsion of PCB chairman Ijaz Butt was also raised at the meeting. Many critics believe that the PCB chairman was forced to accept the “wide-ranging series of measures” to reform http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755 cricket without opposing as he did not have any choice.
The issue was raised potentially by an individual member who might have been concerned about the fact that possible conflict of interests exist between the alleged Pakistani trio caught up in the spot-fixing scenario and the PCB chairman.
The ICC have recently been unhappy with the PCB chairman pertaining to the way in which he has been handling the controversy surrounding the spot-fixing claims followed by his statements against the England Cricket Board (ECB) and other boards.
The two-day meeting of the ICC officials focused on the concerns regarding the regulating body of Pakistani cricket as well as on anti-corruption issues plaguing the country. The meeting focused on spot-fixing investigations, on how corruption could be tackled globally in cricket and how Pakistan should be helped.
The ICC finally gave an ultimatum to the PCB to “implement a set of effective anti-corruption measures in its domestic set up within 30 days” starting from October 13th 2010.
This shows the underlying fact that the ICC has also recognized the mishandling of Pakistan Cricket in the two-year tenure of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Ijaz-Butt-c64128. The ICC has a “task force” which will monitor the measures, if taken, by the PCB and they would provide recommendations to the board. In a nutshell, Pakistani cricket will be under be scrutinized by the ICC on a regular basis.
The Pakistani players will be asked to sign a revised code of conduct as part of the anti-corruption measures ahead of the UAE tour later this month. This was announced by team manager Intikhab Alam. It is yet to be seen how well the measures are implemented but one thing is for sure, the sword is hanging above the PCB chairman.
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