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'ICC must take decisive action' - Condon

Sir Paul Condon, in the Daily Telegraph , says the ICC should also consider punishing national boards if their players have been found guilty of being involved in corruption.

Siddhartha Talya
Siddhartha Talya
25-Feb-2013
Sir Paul Condon, in the Daily Telegraph, says the ICC should also consider punishing national boards if their players have been found guilty of being involved in corruption.
So what is the best way forward? The ICC must have the courage to support its current anti-corruption infrastructure. More resources may be necessary to monitor the growing volume of matches and tournaments. The ICC must insist and ensure that every national board, team management and tournament organiser has accredited measures to prevent and detect malpractice.
In future, if cricketers are found guilty of corruption, consideration should be given to punishing national boards and if possible tournament organisers, if they have been negligent with regard to the guilty behaviour.
In the National, Osman Samiuddin says the ICC's Anti-Corruption and Security Unit has done more than its critics think to curb corruption in cricket, and needs our trust.

Siddhartha Talya is a senior sub-editor at ESPNcricinfo