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Lahore: Embroiled in the IPL spot-fixing scandal, Pakistani umpire Asad Rauf broke his silence for the first time since his name cropped up in the Mumbai police’s investigation, saying he was ready to face the ICC’s Anti Corruption and Security Unit to clear his name.

“Money, gifts, spot-fixing and match-fixing have never been my goal and target. They have never been a topic in my life,” Rauf said here on Wednesday.

“If there is an inquiry by the ICC’s Anti Corruption and Security Unit, then I will be happy to face the inquiry and answer all their queries,” he added, while dismissing all allegations against him.

The raging spot-fixing saga in the IPL turned murkier with the controversial umpire’s withdrawal by the ICC from next month’s Champions Trophy in England for his alleged role in the scandal, which is growing bigger by the day.

The ICC had said in a statement that Rauf was withdrawn as he was under investigation by the Mumbai Police, thus becoming the first umpire to come under the scanner in the IPL spot-fixing scandal.

Although the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) had distanced itself from Rauf’s case, saying the event was held in India and Rauf was officiating as an ICC umpire, PCB chairperson Zaka Ashraf had said that action would be taken against the umpire if the ICC asks for any such step. (PTI)

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