Pandurang Salgaonkar, a former Maharashtra first-class player, suddenly came under spotlight during the India-New Zealand ODI series in October for all negative reasons.
\nA TV sting showed Salgaonkar, the chief curator of Pune\u2019s MCA Stadium, allegedly revealing information about the ground ahead of the ODI on October 25. A suspension followed and he came under International Cricket Council (ICC) Anti-Corruption Unit (ACU) investigation.<\/p>\n
Steve Richardson and Bir Singh, two ICC ACU officials, investigated the incident and will be submitting a report. The latter is currently present in Dharamsala where India will be playing Sri Lanka in the first of a three-ODI series on Sunday.<\/p>\n
While it is not uncommon for ICC ACU officials to be present during international matches, Singh\u2019s involvement in the Pune pitch curator\u2019s probe has added extra relevance to his presence in Dharamsala. And the groundsmen are feeling the heat.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe always had instructions to not say anything about the pitch ahead of a match. But after the Pune incident things have got tighter. The groundsmen have submitted their mobile phones too,\u201d a Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association official told Hindustan Times, on conditions of anonymity.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe is the same guy who was in Pune. The groundsmen shall not say anything on the pitch ahead of the match. The instructions are clear.\u201d<\/p>\n
The ICC has Anti-Corruption Managers , like Singh, present in international matches. \u201cThese experienced law enforcement professionals are present at international matches to collect information\/intelligence and to ensure that the Minimum Standards are enforced at all venues,\u201d according to ICC website.<\/p>\n
ICC has seven ACMs, three of them from India. Apart from Singh, Dharamveer Singh Yadav and Niranjan Singh Virk are the other Two ICC ACMs from India.<\/p>\n
Apart from ICC ACU, Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) also has an anti-corruption unit. Recently, Justice Mukul Mudgal, whose investigated the 2013 IPL fixing and betting scandal, said in an interview to Hindustan Times that BCCI ACU\u2019s powers are limited.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt is extremely difficult for the Anti-Corruption Unit to stop this. They cannot do anything as they don\u2019t have the power to tap phone calls, the right of which lies with the police and they don\u2019t have the power to nab suspects and investigate them. They need to depend entirely on the police. The only way to check fixing is to keep track of phone calls where most of these deals are struck. I\u2019d say even the police will find it difficult. So it is impossible for ACU,\u201d he had said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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