The Hindu : ICC scotches rumours

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Thursday, Feb 27, 2003

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ICC scotches rumours

JOHANNESBURG FEB. 26. The International Cricket Council (ICC) has dismissed rumours that its anti-corruption unit (ACU) was investigating Sri Lanka's upset loss to Kenya.

The ICC said it had heard a news report suggesting that Paul Condon, the former London Police Commissioner and head of the ACU, had asked for video tapes of the game to investigate whether the Sri Lankans had deliberately lost it in a betting scam.

``The ACU gets the tapes of every game,'' said ICC spokesman Brendan McClements.

``All the games have to be sent to them so there's nothing unusual about the fact that the ACU has the tape of this particular match. It will go through the usual ACU procedure like all the other matches.''

The Sri Lankan team was not immediately available for comment while the Kenyans were furious at the report.

``I have not heard about it,'' said the Kenya Cricket Association chairman, Jimmy Rayani. "What is the point of having a World Cup if everybody knows the results of all the games?

Mr. Rayani said these rumours often circulated when a small team beats a big team. ``Don't insult us every time we beat a big team,'' he said.

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