Cricket: Hong Kong denies fixing claims
Hong Kong’s cricket chief has denied there is any corruption at the city’s high-profile Sixes tournament.
HONG KONG:
Hong Kong’s cricket chief has denied there is any corruption at the city’s high-profile Sixes tournament after New Zealand players said they were approached and offered gifts by a possible match-fixer.
Dinesh Tandon said the Hong Kong Cricket Association was investigating after players told the International Cricket Council a man had made the offer during the tournament in November. “We’ve been made aware by the ICC that an incident happened and we are investigating it further,” said Tandon. “But I can assure you that there has been no instance of match-fixing or spot-fixing. We have strictly adhered to ICC guidelines on corruption and I’m confident nothing happened.”
Published in The Express Tribune, April 20th, 2011.
Hong Kong’s cricket chief has denied there is any corruption at the city’s high-profile Sixes tournament after New Zealand players said they were approached and offered gifts by a possible match-fixer.
Dinesh Tandon said the Hong Kong Cricket Association was investigating after players told the International Cricket Council a man had made the offer during the tournament in November. “We’ve been made aware by the ICC that an incident happened and we are investigating it further,” said Tandon. “But I can assure you that there has been no instance of match-fixing or spot-fixing. We have strictly adhered to ICC guidelines on corruption and I’m confident nothing happened.”
Published in The Express Tribune, April 20th, 2011.