Wednesday, December 11, 2024
spot_img

PCB, CA form anti-graft unit

Date:

Share post:

spot_img
spot_img

London/Melbourne: In the wake of three Pakistani cricketers being convicted of spot-fixing, both the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) and Cricket Australia (CA) have set-up anti-corruption watchdogs to prevent players from being involved in illegal betting.

Both the boards took the decision after Pakistan’s Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Aamer were jailed after being found being guilty of spot-fixing during a Test match against England at Lord’s last year.

CA formed an Anti-Corruption and Security Unit (ACSU) to oversee and maintain the integrity of country’s domestic cricket competitions while PCB chairman Zaka Ashraf, has been given the credit for forming the vigilance body which has been established on the lines of the anti-corruption unit formed by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB).

“We are going to keep a very strict eye and bring in very strict discipline so that my players, wherever they are, don’t get in touch with people who try to drag them into such negative business,” the Telegraph quoted Ashraf as saying.

“We want to discourage that, we want to eliminate that. We have to be a respectable board, we have to work with the English Cricket Board, with the rest of the world and we have to move forward.”

CA CEO James Sutherland stressed on the importance of introducing laws requiring betting agencies to enter into integrity agreements with those sports on which they offer odds, which would assist efforts to ensure the integrity of Australian sport.

Sutherland also reaffirmed his support for state and federal government moves to introduce sport-specific anti-corruption laws that could see match fixers sent to jail.

Sutherland said the establishment of the ASCU will protect the integrity of the game.

“Betting related corruption is a significant issue to sport in general and Cricket Australia is determined to institute measures that safeguard the integrity of our sport,” Sutherland said in a statement released by CA.

“There has been no evidence of problems in domestic cricket but we want to move proactively on the basis that vigilance and constant education is critical.

“The Unit will give our domestic cricket bodies a specialised resource to call on to protect our sport from instances of corruption and underscores our dedication to stamping out illegal activity. The creation of CA’s Anti-Corruption and Security Unit complements the strong work being done in this area by state and federal governments and the Coalition of Major Participation and Professional Sports. (IANS)

spot_img
spot_img

Related articles

Cambodia bans energy drinks at schools

Phnom Penh, Dec 10: Cambodia on Tuesday banned energy drinks at schools as the Southeast Asian country has...

Govt tweaks policy to boost domestic manufacturing of solar PV cells

New Delhi, Dec 10:  Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has announced a significant amendment to the...

Two seminal works on PM Modi’s governance & leadership presented to Pope Francis

 Rome, Dec 10: Pope Francis has been presented with two works highlighting Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s governance and...

Mohammed al-Bashir named to lead Syrian transitional government until March 2025

Damascus, Dec 10: Mohammed al-Bashir announced Tuesday that he has been tasked with heading a transitional government in...