New Delhi, Sep 3 (UNI) Master blaster Sachin Tendulkar today said the International Cricket Council (ICC) should ”make a thorough probe” in the spot-fixing scandal and take stern action against players, who are found guilty of being involved in a cricket betting scam.
”ICC should make a thorough probe in the ‘spot-fixing’ scandal related stories and take appropriate action if the players are found guilty,” Tendulkar told reporters here.
”If the allegations are true, they will certainly bring disrepute to the game,” he added.
The furore follows a British tabloid’s sting operation on a bookie, who allegedly paid money to Pakistani trio of Test skipper Salman Butt and pacers Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Aamir for bowling no balls during the Lord’s Test against England last week.
The ICC charged the trio under its anti-corruption code. The governing body provisionally suspended the three Pakistani players from all forms of cricket and related activities until the case was concluded.
Earlier yesterday, Pakistan withdrew Butt, Amir and Asif from their one-day team.
Commenting on the scandal, Tendulkar said he has not come across any instance of Indian players being contacted by a bookie in his playing career.
”In my 21 year of international cricket, I have never heard of an Indian player being approached by bookies,” the Indian batting icon asserted.
–UNI