Monday, November 8, 2010
ICC happy with PCB's progress
The International Cricket Council (ICC) today expressed satisfaction at the progress made by the Pakistan Cricket Board on adopting anti-corruption measures.
The PCB today briefed ICC's Pakistan Task Team (PTT) on the anti-corruption measures taken by them in the wake of the recent spot-fixing scandal involving their players.
The PTT, led by ICC Director Giles Clarke as chairman, met by teleconference to receive update from the PCB.
Clarke was joined by members of the task team as well as PCB chairman Ijaz Butt and the PCB Senior General Manager Cricket Operations (International), Subhan Ahmad, and ICC Chief Executive Haroon Lorgat.
In a statement, ICC said, "The PTT were impressed by the progress reported by the PCB."
According to the statement, ICC was happy with, "the development of an Anti-Corruption Code by the PCB, a proposed plan to regulate agents of Pakistani players and an enhanced and countrywide education programme."