KARACHI, Sept 23: The International Cricket Council (ICC) is to discuss possible revisions to its anti-racism policy when the chief executives of member nations meet in Dubai on Sunday.

“The meeting has a heavy agenda but one of the most important issues to be discussed is an anti-racism policy,” a Pakistan Cricket Board official who wished to remain anonymous said on Saturday.

The ICC already has an existing racial vilification code but the official said the debate would centre on an improved policy.

The issue flared up earlier this year when the ICC held an inquiry into complaints by South Africa and Sri Lanka that some players had been victims of 'racist taunts' during their tour of Australia.

There have been other incidents of racism in international cricket and in February 2003, former Australian batsman Darren Lehmann was banned for five matches after passing a racist remark during a one-day game against Sri Lanka in Brisbane.

“Our stand on racism is very clear it is an abhorrent act and we support a strong and improved anti-racism policy for all member countries,” the PCB official added.

“We have conveyed that there is no such problem in Pakistani cricket but we very much support any move to root out this practice in world cricket,” he added.

The official said that another important item on the agenda was one of issuing compensation to teams who are forced to play unequal series and suffer financial losses as a result.

“They are instances of some teams being asked to play more matches on tour and getting fewer matches while hosting the same side,” he said.—Reuters