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Tauqir Zia: The ICC is nobody. Whatever they are saying is wrong Staff and Agencies - 18 October 2000
Just as one drama comes to a close, with an agreement reached between the Pakistan coach, Javad Miandad, and seven senior players, another one appears to be beginning. The Pakistan Cricket Board Chairman, Tauqir Zia, has stated that the ICC does not have the authority to force it to suspend any of its players. The controversy has been caused by the decision of the ICC to have a further look into allegations of match-fixing by Pakistan players. Lord Griffiths, Chairman of the Code of Conduct Commission, has been asked to make further recommendations on the level of punishment handed out to the Pakistan players criticized, but not found guilty, in the Qayyum report. He is to gather "further confidential information" as soon as possible, and his recommendations will probably decide whether the other players, including Wasim Akram, will be allowed to play in the series against England. Addressing a press conference, Zia declared that whether or not the ICC agreed with the findings of the Qayyum report into match-fixing they couldn't overrule the judgement. "The ICC...will remain the recommending authority but not the implementing authority. The job of implementing the recommendations of the judge remains the prerogative of the PCB," Zia said. "The ICC is nobody to tell the PCB that these (six) boys cannot play. My stand is very clear that our boys are under our control. If we want them to play, they will play." "I am not defying or confronting the ICC, I am saying whatever they are saying is wrong." "The fact of the matter is that no concrete evidence was submitted to prove his (Wasim Akram's) involvement in match-fixing," he said.
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