Cricket: ICC praises PCB for fight against corruption

KARACHI: The International Cricket Council (ICC) handed Pakistan a timely respite from the looming cloud of allegations in the spot-fixing trial giving the country’s fight against corruption a thumbs-up in its meeting held in Dubai last week.

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) launched an education programme with Wasim Bari at its helm after being forced to do so by the ICC in the aftermath of the scandal that broke out in England last year. The former wicket-keeper was handed the task to educate local players and create awareness among them to fight corruption.

According to officials close to the ICC’s Anti Corruption and Security Unit (ASCU), the PCB was praised for its efforts in the meeting.

“The ASCU is satisfied by measures taken by the PCB,” an official told The Express Tribune. “However, it wants continued efforts against the menace and no  complacency.”   More Read