Report | ICC Anti-corruption officer to travel with every team in World Cup

All the ten teams who will play in the World Cup, scheduled between May 30 and July 14, will have a dedicated anti-corruption officer appointed by ICC (International Cricket Council) in order to curb any mal-practice. As per a report in the Daily Telegraph, the officer will join the team from the warm-up matches itself.

“Previously, the International Cricket Council’s Anti-Corruption Unit had personnel deployed at each venue, meaning that teams would deal with a number of officials over the course of a tournament,” the report stated.

“Now, the same official will be assigned to a team from the warm-up matches to the end of the competition, staying in the same hotel as the players and travelling with them to training and matches,” it further added.

World cricket has been rocked by match-fixing, drug scandals and even political protests among other things, and thereby, the global governing body’s Anti-Corruption Unit wants to ensure a corruption free World Cup.

“By being with teams throughout the competition, it is also thought that anti-corruption officials will be better placed to spot any potential corruptors who lurk near players or back-room staff and so identify any behaviour that may be suspicious,” the report said.