PCB to wait for evidence regarding “fixed” Pak-India World Cup semifinal – Cricket News Update
Following the revelations of a Delhi-based bookie to a Sunday Times reporter about how the Pakistan v http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755 Cricket Board (PCB) has decided to avoid drawing any hasty conclusions, and
will wait for sufficient evidence before taking any action.
“It depends on what evidence is presented to the PCB,” said chief operating officer of the board, Subhan Ahmed, when asked about the course of action the PCB planned to adopt.
The semi-final was won by the Indian team, while the excessive number of dropped catches by the Pakistani fielders raised much debate among fans and experts. Despite this, the then chief investigator of the ICC’s anti-corruption and security unit, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/RD-Shah-c2298 Sawani,
had denied any claims that the match had been suspicious, and had insisted that there was no need for any inquiry to be carried out.
However, a number of startling revelations recently caused a stir when the
Sunday Times published a report which stated that an Indian bookmaker had confessed, during a drinking session with an undercover reporter, to having rigged the 2011 semi-final. Coincidentally, the same reporter also played a pivotal role in exposing the
involvement of Pakistan’s http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Salman-Butt-c2418 in a spot-fixing case two years ago, for which the players were later convicted.
“We are grateful for the information you have provided and will launch an inquiry into these serious allegations,” an ICC spokesperson said in response to the newspaper report, confirming that the board would be looking into the matter.
Meanwhile, the PCB has insisted that while they will not be taking any action until conclusive evidence is unearthed, they will be ready to provide support to the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/ICC-World-Cup-2011-c100625 in what a board official termed the “battle against corruption.”
“The PCB has taken concrete measures after the 2010 spot-fixing scandal and wants to root out the fixing menace,” the official elaborated. “Primarily it’s the job of the ICC’s Anti-Corruption and Security Unit to figure out the case but we are ready to assist
in case there’s authenticity in the matter.”
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