KARACHI: Former Pakistan Test paceman Sarfraz Nawaz said on Friday that the International Cricket Council (ICC) anti-corruption mechanism, in place at the moment, is not enough to curb the recurrence of such misconduct in the future.
He said that the presence of professional detectives in the Anti-corruption and Security Unit (ACSU) of the ICC cannot serve the purpose.
“These detectives must be competent but with all their skills they can’t judge a wrongdoing in a cricket match. To achieve the desired results we need cricketers or people who understand the game in the ACSU to assist them,” Sarfraz told a private TV channel on Friday.
Sarfraz is in London to witness the ongoing trial of Salman Butt, Mohammad Aamir, Mohammad Asif and agent Mazhar Majeed at the Southwark Crown Court.
The former fast bowler even questioned the sincerity of the ACSU officials, adding that he himself presented match-fixing evidences to the unit in 2001, prior to a Test match between Pakistan and England at Lords, but his plea fell on deaf ears.
“I had a meeting with the ACSU a few days before the match which began on May 17th at Lord’s. I not only informed the officials about the result but also told them that the match would end in three days, but to my surprise, they (ACSU) did not take it seriously,” Sarfraz recalled.
The whole first day of the above mentioned match, which started on May 17, 2001, was washed out and later it ended on the 4th day in England’s favour with an innings and nine runs wins.
“The attitude of the ACSU was disappointing and enough for me to gauge their commitment and sincerity level,” claimed Sarfraz who played 55 Tests and 45 ODIs between 1969 and 1984.—APP
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