PCB steps up against corruption

Bilingual instruction manuals distributed among players.


Fawad Hussain April 20, 2011

KARACHI:


As the country’s domestic action comes to a halt, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is continuing its efforts to fight corruption through its Education and Training Programme.


As a preliminary step, players, along with local coaches and officials, were given training and lectures on the awareness of the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) code of conduct during the last domestic session that culminated with the conclusion of the Patron Trophy Grade-II.

The board started the programme following the ICC’s guidelines in the aftermath of the spot-fixing scandal which resulted in bans for former captain Salman Butt, and fast-bowlers Mohammad Asif and Mohammed Amir.

In a bid to increase the efficiency of its programme, the PCB has prepared an instruction manual in Urdu and English in accordance with the ICC Anti Security and Corruption Unit’s (ASCU) code of conduct.

“It’s a comprehensive manual which covers all aspects,” former Test player Wasim Bari, who heads the programme, told The Express Tribune. “The manual has been distributed in all regions and it is obligatory for all players to have a thorough look at it.

“Players will be tested during training sessions in the Twenty20 tournament in June.”

‘Manuals will be beneficial’

Bari insisted that the book featuring the ASCU instructions will help in spreading awareness against corruption.

Bari, who is aided by PCB Security Manager Colonel Waseem in the programme, said the board might hire foreign experts to give a boost to its education programme.

“So far we are getting help from local officials but we may hire experts from abroad in advanced stages. In the next stages, players would be given instructions on the racism and dress codes. We also have plans to install sign boards restricting mobile or laptop usage in all domestic grounds.”

Banned trio kept away

Meanwhile, the PCB, which had earlier announced that the banned trio will be part of the programme, is keeping their distance from the tainted players due to their pending court cases. The three players are facing criminal charges in a UK court and have also filed an appeal before the Court of Arbitration for Sports (CAS) against their ICC bans.

“We decided to include them before the criminal cases were levelled against them,” said a PCB official. “We have no intentions of including them in our programme until any decision on their cases is made.”

Published in The Express Tribune, April 21st, 2011.

COMMENTS (2)

maryam | 12 years ago | Reply no matter whatever good thing that comes out of pakistan everyone puts it down so i for one am happy that the pcb is trying to do better.
Rajat | 12 years ago | Reply .....tch tch, what a shame.
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