In a first, all the 10 participating teams of the upcoming ODI World Cup will have a dedicated anti-corruption officer attached with it to deliver a corruption-free tournament, according to a report.
The report in the ‘Daily Telegraph’ said the ICC will attachan anti-corruption official with each team starting from warm-up matches tillthe end of the tournament.
“Previously, the International Cricket Council’sAnti-Corruption Unit had personnel deployed at each venue, meaning that teamswould deal with a number of officials over the course of a tournament,”the report said.
“Now, the same official will be assigned to a team fromthe warm-up matches to the end of the competition, staying in the same hotel asthe players and travelling with them to training and matches.”
It said the move was part of ICC Anti-Corruption Unit’seffort to deliver a fixing and corruption-free World Cup and also an effort tobuild better relations between players and the ACU. “By being with teams throughout thecompetition, it is also thought that anti-corruption officials will be betterplaced to spot any potential corruptors who lurk near players or back-roomstaff and so identify any behaviour that may be suspicious,” the reportfurther stated.