Boards agree not to appoint umpires named in sting

The International Cricket Council (ICC) and its Full Member Boards have agreed not to appoint any of the umpires named in a sting operation recently conducted by an Indian TV channel, to any domestic or international cricket matches pending the outcome of the ongoing investigations into the allegations made.

he officials named are not contracted by the ICC and those Boards who employ and nominate the umpires directly will conduct the investigations as a matter of urgency. An undercover investigation by the private India TV channel allegedly found six umpires, including one on the international circuit, were willing to give decisions or provide inside information on teams and playing conditions in return for illicit payments.

This was revealed just a day after the ICC Twenty20 World Cup final and none of those umpires was involved in the tournament. However the umpires have denied they were willing to fix matches for cash.

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