LONDON: None of the current crop of world cricketers, set to compete in the upcoming ICC World Cup, is below scanner claimed governing frame's top anti-corruption official Alex Marshall, who expects the "safest" event in the history of the global meet.
For the first time ever, all 10 groups competing over the following six weeks in England and Wales may have their very own devoted anti-corruption supervisor, travelling with them.
ICC WORLD CUP 2019 SCHEDULE
"Over the last 18 months, we have charged 14 or 15 people. None of those are current players. The people we have charged are administrators, senior administrators, board members, coaches, ex-players and an analyst. These are people on the edge of the squad, not people currently among the player group," showed ICC GM (ACU) Marshall right through a media convention on Friday.
"In addition to the people we have charged, we have also disrupted more than 30 corruptors who are outside our code, but we nevertheless pursued them wherever they are in the world to make it hard for them to operate as corruptors anywhere near cricket," he added.
He is confident that the corruptors won't be able to breach the protective layers around the avid gamers.
"When corruptors look at the World Cup they see a very well organised, professional, well governed and well protected event. This is a very tough event for corruptors to come near. Of course they (corruptors) would love to, the yields would be high but our job throughout the World Cup will be to make sure they don't get near it."
Marshall mentioned that avid gamers had been apprised of the risk perception and the ACU wing will keep a hawk eye on the record of potential corruptors.
"The advantage we have at this World Cup is that I can guarantee everyone in every squad understands what the threat is, and what they should be looking out for, and they know how to keep themselves away from this problem," he mentioned.
As a long way as the appointment of latest ACU managers for the groups are concerned, the speculation is to make use of them to create an off-field rapport that is helping in nipping in the bud, any off-field suspicious job.
"These (managers) are my people who work all around the world and usually someone who has been working for that team over the last year anywhere, has been on tours and has a good relationship with the players and staff," he added.
Marshall is happy that more and more avid gamers are actually confident of reporting corrupt approaches to the father or mother frame.
"We have developed a much closer relationship with the players and having them with across the whole World Cup just perpetuates that good relationship. And one of the indicators that we know it is working is a big increase in the number of reports coming in from the players."
However he agreed that the specter of corruptors will all the time be there.
"The threat is active and constant, but once the players have a good awareness and are well protected and a tournament is well run and cricket itself becomes resistant, that makes it harder and harder for the corruptors and maybe they will go elsewhere."
For the first time ever, all 10 groups competing over the following six weeks in England and Wales may have their very own devoted anti-corruption supervisor, travelling with them.
ICC WORLD CUP 2019 SCHEDULE
"Over the last 18 months, we have charged 14 or 15 people. None of those are current players. The people we have charged are administrators, senior administrators, board members, coaches, ex-players and an analyst. These are people on the edge of the squad, not people currently among the player group," showed ICC GM (ACU) Marshall right through a media convention on Friday.
"In addition to the people we have charged, we have also disrupted more than 30 corruptors who are outside our code, but we nevertheless pursued them wherever they are in the world to make it hard for them to operate as corruptors anywhere near cricket," he added.
He is confident that the corruptors won't be able to breach the protective layers around the avid gamers.
"When corruptors look at the World Cup they see a very well organised, professional, well governed and well protected event. This is a very tough event for corruptors to come near. Of course they (corruptors) would love to, the yields would be high but our job throughout the World Cup will be to make sure they don't get near it."
Marshall mentioned that avid gamers had been apprised of the risk perception and the ACU wing will keep a hawk eye on the record of potential corruptors.
"The advantage we have at this World Cup is that I can guarantee everyone in every squad understands what the threat is, and what they should be looking out for, and they know how to keep themselves away from this problem," he mentioned.
As a long way as the appointment of latest ACU managers for the groups are concerned, the speculation is to make use of them to create an off-field rapport that is helping in nipping in the bud, any off-field suspicious job.
"These (managers) are my people who work all around the world and usually someone who has been working for that team over the last year anywhere, has been on tours and has a good relationship with the players and staff," he added.
Marshall is happy that more and more avid gamers are actually confident of reporting corrupt approaches to the father or mother frame.
"We have developed a much closer relationship with the players and having them with across the whole World Cup just perpetuates that good relationship. And one of the indicators that we know it is working is a big increase in the number of reports coming in from the players."
However he agreed that the specter of corruptors will all the time be there.
"The threat is active and constant, but once the players have a good awareness and are well protected and a tournament is well run and cricket itself becomes resistant, that makes it harder and harder for the corruptors and maybe they will go elsewhere."
No current international player under corruption cloud: ICC
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