The Pakistan cricket community has given a mixed reaction to ICC's threat to impose sanctions on the PCB.
Pakistan Cricket board legal adviser Talib Rizvi said that the board would review all the recommendations made by the ICC and would try to implement them properly."The ICC measures announced as part of its anti-corruption drive are all positive measures and we will soon hold anti-corruption courses for our domestic and international players as part of the recommendations made by the International Cricket Council governing board at its meeting in Dubai," Rizvi said.
But he lamented that the threatening tone of the ICC statement after the board meeting yesterday.
"While the ICC recommendations are to be welcomed but it is disappointing to note the threatening tone in the statement," he said.
PCB Chairman Ijaz Butt who is under fire at home for his policies is yet to return from Dubai after attending the ICC meeting which gave a clear rap on the knuckles to Butt and his team at the meeting.
"PCB must act and be seen to be acting to uphold the zero-tolerance attitude to corruption in sport," the ICC said in its statement.
The ICC also said that the Pakistan Task Team is authorised by the ICC Board, under a revised mandate to help PCB carry out any reforms which may be deemed necessary to restore confidence in the administration of the game in Pakistan; and deliver the above measures.
"If the PCB fails to carry out the above to the satisfaction of the Board within the next 30 days, the Board will consider what further action (including, if appropriate, sanctions) is required in the circumstances," the ICC said in its statement.
Former board officials and players mainly felt the PCB had brought the sad situation on itself due to its poor administrative policies.
"Ijaz Butt has shamed the whole Pakistani nation with his incompetent administrative policies," former ICC President, Ehsan Mani said.
"Considering the antics of the PCB in the last few months this was bound to happen," Mani said.
Mani said it was embarrassing that the ICC had included members from junior cricket playing nations on the ICC task force for Pakistan.
"The formation of the task force and the revised mandate given to it shows that the ICC has no confidence in the PCB administration," he said
