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Latif approaches ICC after getting suspicious calls
Karachi, July 18: Pakistan captain Rashid Latif had approached the International Cricket Council`s anti-corruption unit officials in London after receiving some suspicious telephone calls during the Natwest series in England, team manager Haroon Rasheed said.
Karachi, July 18: Pakistan captain Rashid Latif had approached the International Cricket Council's anti-corruption unit officials in London after receiving some suspicious telephone calls during the Natwest series in England, team manager Haroon Rasheed said.
According to Haroon, Rashid had informed him about receiving some telephone calls from some "unknown and suspicious persons" during the series.
"Latif told me about this. Later I also spoke to the ACU officials and asked them what the calls were about and what had been discussed with him and they said it was not a serious matter but just a routine check," Haroon was quoted as saying by a local English daily. The manager, who has been managing the side since the World Cup, said he felt Latif had done the right thing by informing the ACU officials about the telephone calls because players were directed under the ICC regulations to report anything suspicious to the ACU.
"Players are supposed to report if they get calls from suspicious or unknown people during a series and Latif did what the ICC regulations clearly stated," he said.
Pakistan lost the Natwest series 1-2 to England after an exciting final at Lord's. However, Haroon said the letter Latif wrote to the ICC was not discussed with him in detail and the issue came to light only after the team had finished its tour. Bureau Report
"Latif told me about this. Later I also spoke to the ACU officials and asked them what the calls were about and what had been discussed with him and they said it was not a serious matter but just a routine check," Haroon was quoted as saying by a local English daily. The manager, who has been managing the side since the World Cup, said he felt Latif had done the right thing by informing the ACU officials about the telephone calls because players were directed under the ICC regulations to report anything suspicious to the ACU.
"Players are supposed to report if they get calls from suspicious or unknown people during a series and Latif did what the ICC regulations clearly stated," he said.
Pakistan lost the Natwest series 1-2 to England after an exciting final at Lord's. However, Haroon said the letter Latif wrote to the ICC was not discussed with him in detail and the issue came to light only after the team had finished its tour. Bureau Report