da pinup bet： The interim report of the International Cricket Council’s Anti-Corruption Unit has said only India made whole-hearted effortsto curb match-fixing while all other cricket-playing countriesdragged their feet despite evidence about the involvement of
05-May-2001The interim report of the International Cricket Council’s Anti-Corruption Unit has said only India made whole-hearted effortsto curb match-fixing while all other cricket-playing countriesdragged their feet despite evidence about the involvement of theirplayers, a Pakistani newspaper has reported.The interim report of the ACU, headed Paul Condon, which was handedover to Lord Griffiths, Chairman of ICC’s Code of Conduct Commissiontwo days ago, said only India has been seen making wholeheartedefforts to curb match-fixing, the ‘Dawn’ newspaper said.A number of countries including South Africa, Sri Lanka, New Zealandand the West Indies have been dragging their feet despite increasingevidence that some of their leading players were involved inmisconduct, it said.The ‘Dawn’ however, did not disclose how it got the report nor didit attribute the report to any source. The ACU report would be madepublic on May 23, to make ICC members to pay more attention (to theproblem), it said.The report is said to have revealed that match-fixing is still rifein international cricket despite a year of allegations, admissions,inquiries and punishments. It is being whispered that the Condon panelhas found that match-fixing occurred as recently as in the one-dayseries featuring Pakistan in New Zealand in March and April, it said.Sacked coach Javed Miandad had also alleged match-fixing in the serieswhich he later denied.Condon and his team of former police officers are said to haveconcluded that some players, umpires and officials are so deeplyinvolved with the criminal element they cannot stop co-operating forfear of their lives and property, the newspaper report said.The ACU has reportedly not mentioned any player by name although ituncovered a great deal of evidence, particularly concerning SouthAfrica and Pakistan, it said. Sir Paul may also ask for wider powersof investigation when the ICC Executive Board meets in London in Juneso that the ACU can take action against individual players, it said.