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Worst to come

ICC chief warns of further match-fixing revelations

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England's Alec Stewart is among prominent cricketers accused of links of one sort or another with bookmakers. AP

SYDNEY (Reuters) -- The new president of the International Cricket Council (ICC) said on Thursday he feared the worst may still be to come in the match-fixing scandal that has plunged the sport into a deepening crisis.

Australia's Malcolm Gray told a local radio station he believed a damming Indian police report into cricket corruption suggested the problem was worse than most people thought.

"I would think we're getting to the bottom of it now but I can assure you that it is a lot deeper and has been a lot deeper and broader than anybody realised or expected," Gray said.

"It is another knock to cricket... and I suspect in the future we might get hit with more bad news."

Gray would not comment on specific allegations in the Indian Central Bureau of Investigation's (CBI's) report into match-fixing but said the claims had already damaged the game's battered reputation.

"Obviously it's terribly disappointing for everybody involved in cricket although we all knew that the CBI, who we believe are doing a wonderful job, have been working on this for some time so it wasn't unexpected," Gray said.

The ICC announced on Wednesday that it was sending members of its anti-corruption unit, headed by former London police chief Paul Condon, to India to study the CBI's report.

The 162-page document names nine former international captains -- including England's Alec Stewart and West Indies' Brian Lara -- among prominent cricketers accused of links of one sort or another with bookmakers.

Many of the players named, including Stewart, have denied any wrongdoing.

Among the most serious allegations are those made against former India captain Mohammad Azharuddin, who was accused of taking money to fix matches.

Azharuddin has yet to comment on the allegations.

 

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