PCB criticises response to corruption row



LONDON (Reuters) – The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) accused the world governing body Saturday of mishandling fresh corruption allegations levelled against the national team following the third one-day international against England.
It called for further details after International Cricket Council (ICC) chief executive Haroon Lorgat said Friday’s match was being investigated following information from a British newspaper alleging a suspicious scoring pattern in Pakistan’s innings.
“The PCB is extremely perturbed by the recent allegations of corruption in the third ODI between England and Pakistan,” a PCB statement said.
“PCB regrets the way these allegations have been handled as being a full member of ICC it only came to know through media that investigations will be conducted by ICC. PCB feels that ICC should repose more confidence in its members.”



The PCB said it had asked the ICC to provide more details about allegations in The Sun newspaper that bookmakers knew details about Pakistan’s innings before the match began. Pakistan won the third game in the five-match series by 23 runs.
An England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) statement said chairman Giles Clarke had written to the ICC seeking assurances it had no evidence which could result in charges or suspensions to players in the current series.
The series concludes with matches at Lord’s Monday and Southampton Wednesday.
“No substantive evidence has been shared with ECB or PCB at this stage,” the statement said after a board meeting on Saturday.
“The ECB board noted the ICC is not stating as fact that anything untoward has occurred nor has yet been proven in relation to the third ODI between England and Pakistan.”
“Until ICC substantiate that any allegations are correct no further action can be taken.”
The latest controversy follows provisional ICC suspensions for Pakistan test captain Salman Butt and opening bowlers Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Amir.

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