Karachi: Former fast bowler, Sarfaraz Nawaz believes that the anti-corruption mechanism, in place at the moment, was not enough to curb the recurrence of such misconduct in the future.
Nawaz feels that the presence of professional detectives in the anti-corruption and security unit (ACSU) of the international cricket council (ICC) could not serve the purpose.
“These detectives must be competent but with all there skills they can’t judge a wrongdoing in a cricket match. To achieve the desired results we need cricketers or people who understand the game in the ACSU to assist them”, emphasised Sarfaraz Nawaz while talking to this correspondent over the phone from London.
Sarfaraz Nawaz is in London to witness the ongoing trial of Salman Butt, Muhammad Amir, Muhammad Asif and their agent Mazhar Majeed at the Southwark Crown Court.
The former pacer even questioned the sincerity of the ACSU officials, adding that he himself presented match-fixing evidences to the unit in 2001, prior to a test match between Pakistan and England at Lord’s, however, according to him, his plea fell on deaf ears.
“I had a meeting with the ACSU a few days before the match which began on May 17th at Lords’. I not only informed the officials about the result but also told them that the match would end in 3 days, but to my surprise, they (ACSU) did not take it seriously”, recalled Sarfaraz Nawaz
The whole first day of the above mentioned match, which started on May 17th, 2001, was washed out and later it ended on the 4th day in England’s favour with an innings and 9 runs.
“The attitude of the ACSU was disappointing and enough for me to gauge their commitment and sincerity level”, claimed Sarfaraz Nawaz who has played 55 Tests and 45 ODIs between 1969 and 1984.
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