(Reuters) - The International Cricket Council is committed to maintaining the sanctity of the game and will strive to root out corruption, ICC President Sharad Pawar said on Thursday.
Pawar told reporters after a meeting with Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Ijaz Butt at his New Delhi residence that the ICC had the support of all the national boards in its efforts to clean up the game.
Pawar's comments come after three Pakistani cricketers -- Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Amir -- were provisionally suspended amid accusations of spot-fixing.
"If someone has done anything wrong in cricket the ICC, and that includes the Pakistan board, will never tolerate any nonsense or any corruption in the game," said Pawar.
"We try to maintain the sanctity of cricket and ... every board, including Pakistan, is fully supporting ICC."
Butt said the PCB did not ask for leniency for teenage pacer Amir and also ruled out the possibility of a conspiracy.
Pawar told reporters after a meeting with Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Ijaz Butt at his New Delhi residence that the ICC had the support of all the national boards in its efforts to clean up the game.
Pawar's comments come after three Pakistani cricketers -- Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Amir -- were provisionally suspended amid accusations of spot-fixing.
"If someone has done anything wrong in cricket the ICC, and that includes the Pakistan board, will never tolerate any nonsense or any corruption in the game," said Pawar.
"We try to maintain the sanctity of cricket and ... every board, including Pakistan, is fully supporting ICC."
Butt said the PCB did not ask for leniency for teenage pacer Amir and also ruled out the possibility of a conspiracy.
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