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Cricketers call for renewed anti-corruption effort
Published in The Saudi Gazette on 03 - 11 - 2011

Cricket bodies and the sport's former greats called for renewed efforts to stamp out corruption after Tuesday's conviction of Pakistan cricketers Salman Butt and Mohammad Asif for fixing parts of a test match.
The Marylebone Cricket Club's Mike Brearley was among those to warn that the successful prosecution of the case against former captain Butt and bowler Asif does not allow authorities to relax their guard against corruption. The MCC owns Lord's, the north London ground on which Asif and fellow bowler Mohammad Amir deliberately bowled no-balls in a betting scam.
“MCC believe that corruption is the biggest danger facing any sport, including cricket,” MCC World Cricket Committee Chairman Brearley said. “The club believes that strong measures should be taken along the lines of deterrence, education, investigation and prevention at domestic and international cricket levels.
“It is also aware of the tentacles of menace and threat that can entrap young players.”
With Pakistani players earning a fraction of that grossed by their superstar counterparts in India, that country's players are widely regarded as being especially susceptible to corruption.
The third player in the case, Mohammad Amir, was only 18 at the time of the Lord's Test and one of the hottest fast bowling prospects in world cricket. He admitted to conspiracy to cheat and conspiracy to accept corrupt payments before his teammates went on trial. Now 19, banned from the sport and facing a possible prison sentence, Amir's professional career could be over.
The International Cricket Council created its Anti-Corruption and Security Unit in response to previous corruption incidents. It confirmed that the Pakistan players would remain banned from all cricket.
“The ICC takes no pleasure from the fact that these players stepped outside not only the laws of the game but also the criminal laws of the country in which they were participating,” ICC chief executive Haroon Lorgat said in a statement.
“In addition to constituting offenses under the ICC's Anti-Corruption Code, for which sporting sanctions have been imposed, such conduct has now been shown to constitute criminal behavior for which serious criminal sanctions can also be imposed.”
“It leaves a cloud over Pakistan cricket,” former England all-rounder Ian Botham said. “It's up to Pakistan and you've got to address your own problems. You can't keep sweeping it under the carpet. You know it's there – do something about it.”
Former England captain Michael Vaughan expressed his hope that players found guilty of fixing would be jailed. Writing on Twitter, Vaughan said: “Historic day for all UK sports.. Message... Take bungs... Get caught... Serve time... Simple...”
Cricket Australia chief executive James Sutherland issued a statement Wednesday saying, “It is critically important that the public has confidence in the integrity of the on-field cricket contests it sees.”
“Like all other member countries, we have an obligation to implement anti-corruption measures and we are even more committed to this after hearing today's news out of the London courts.”
Australia captain Michael Clarke, in a statement from South Africa, said the verdicts should “act as a strong deterrent for any player or administrator who tries to denigrate our great game.”
“While the proceedings are a step in the right direction, it is hugely important that the authorities continue to put processes in place to rid the game of match fixing forever.”


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