Friday, January 28, 2011

'Game Amir played in was unofficial' - PCB



Mohammad Amir arrives at the airport to leave for his hearing in Dubai, Lahore, October 29, 2010
Mohammad Amir's name was not on the team sheet for the club game he played


The PCB believes the club match in which suspended fast bowler Mohammad Amir recently took part was not an official match, which would imply that the ICC's anti-corruption code of conduct was not breached by his appearance. But the board has stressed once again that all regional cricket bodies must remain in strict compliance of ICC directives.
In a statement, the board said that the match, which took place on Monday, was "an unofficial match between two club sides that are not registered with the Rawalpindi Cricket Association. It was also found that no PCB official was present at the venue when the player took part in the game."
According to one official, Amir "bowled only a few overs" in the game and did not stay for the duration of the match. It was not, according to the PCB statement, a pre-planned move. "The team sheets prepared prior to the match did not contain Mohammad Amir's name nor was his name listed with any team participating in the tournament. This game was not part of any official tournament. PCB has again advised all regional bodies to ensure strict compliance of the ICC directives regarding the status of the three suspended players."
Under article 6.5 of the ICC's anti-corruption code, any player who has been suspended or banned cannot thereafter "participate or be involved in any capacity in any international match or any other match, function, event or activity (other than authorised anti-corruption education or rehabilitation programmes) that is authorised, organised, sanctioned, recognised or supported in any way by the ICC, a National Cricket Federation or any member of a National Cricket Federation."
The ICC had asked the PCB for an explanation when reports first emerged earlier this week that the fast bowler had played in a match in Rawalpindi. The board, said the statement, has sent a report of the incident to the ICC.
Amir, Salman Butt and Mohammad Asif, who were provisionally suspended on charges of spot-fixing last year, are awaiting a verdict on their futures from an ICC tribunal, due February 5.

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