PCB to support ICC’s anti spot-fixing measures – Cricket News Update
Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has pledged full-fledged moral and technical assistance to International Cricket Council (ICC) in pursuit of its anti-corruption measures, especially a fresh investigation into the Pakistani trio’s spot-fixing scandal, which
has unearthed some other names.
The board’s newly-appointed chairman, Zaka Ashraf, has reportedly written a letter to the council, assuring his complete support for eradicating corruption from cricket.
In the backdrop of the trial and imprisonment of the three spot-fixing offenders including http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Salman-Butt-c2418, the ICC’s Anti Corruption and Security Unit (ACSU) has planned to go deeper into the matter and disclose all subversive
elements that are or may be involved in any type of gambling and fixing.
Two weeks back, the Southwark Crown Court handed over 30 months, 12 months and 6 months of jail terms to Butt, Asif and Amir respectively. The trio was reported to have accepted bribes and practiced spot-fixing during a Test match between Pakistan and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013
at Lord’s in August 2010.
The court, in its decree, revealed that the entire sub-continent was awash with corruption that needed to be eradicated.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Ashraf-c46397 has termed the gruesome incident as a great damage to the image and cricket of Pakistan. He has expressed deep regret over the loss of three talented players whose careers were rocketing rapidly.
Talking to the media, the PCB boss said, “The spot-fixing scandal has badly damaged the image of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/ICC-World-Cup-2011-c100625 and want to be part of the fight against corruption.”
He further told, “Pakistan cricket lost three very talented players but more than that these players with their actions have caused lot of pain to their families and I feel sorry for them.”
Ashraf, who took the baton from http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Grant-C-Baldwin-c60677 lost its image
across the cricket world partly due to terrorism and partly thanks to the spot-fixing scam.
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