Zero tolerance against corruption in cricket

NEW DELHI: After a London court culminated Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Amir into jail, the three Pakistani cricketers for spot—fixing on Thursday, the ICC’s anti—corruption unit chief Ronnie Flanagan has vowed that the world body will remain vigilant against corruption in the game.

The corruption unit chief reiterated ICC’s resolve for zero tolerance against corruption, and said the world body will be the enemy of corrupt cricketers.

“When the ACSU was formed by Lord Condon more than ten years ago, it was created to be the friend of cricketers, it wasn’t created to be the enemy of cricketers, although I would certainly consider we would be the enemy of corrupt cricketers,” he said.

Ronnie, who had served as the British Queen’s Chief Inspector of Constabulary before becoming ICC Anti—corruption and Security Unit chief, said corruption in cricket is not rampant, but at the same time not isolated.

“I think that (corruption) is certainly not rampant in the world of cricket. It is engaged in by a tiny number of people. Corrupt cricketers are a very tiny proportion of the cricketing world. Sadly, I wouldn’t say the instances we have seen brought to justice are totally isolated either.

“They indicate we must be ever vigilant, they indicate that the hard work and the wonderful platform established by Lord Condon, which we have been able to build upon, is such we must never be complacent and ever vigilant,” Ronnie said in an ICC release.

NEW DELHI: After a London court culminated Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Amir into jail, the three Pakistani cricketers for spot—fixing on Thursday, the ICC’s anti—corruption unit chief Ronnie Flanagan has vowed that the world body will remain vigilant against corruption in the game.

The corruption unit chief reiterated ICC’s resolve for zero tolerance against corruption, and said the world body will be the enemy of corrupt cricketers.

“When the ACSU was formed by Lord Condon more than ten years ago, it was created to be the friend of cricketers, it wasn’t created to be the enemy of cricketers, although I would certainly consider we would be the enemy of corrupt cricketers,” he said.

Ronnie, who had served as the British Queen’s Chief Inspector of Constabulary before becoming ICC Anti—corruption and Security Unit chief, said corruption in cricket is not rampant, but at the same time not isolated.

“I think that (corruption) is certainly not rampant in the world of cricket. It is engaged in by a tiny number of people. Corrupt cricketers are a very tiny proportion of the cricketing world. Sadly, I wouldn’t say the instances we have seen brought to justice are totally isolated either.

“They indicate we must be ever vigilant, they indicate that the hard work and the wonderful platform established by Lord Condon, which we have been able to build upon, is such we must never be complacent and ever vigilant,” Ronnie said in an ICC release.