ECB told to keep tabs on controversial Mushtaq
Mushtaq Ahmed was Pakistan assistant coach in their ill-fated World Cup campaign last year
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Sunday, 16, Nov 2008 08:02
England cricket chiefs have been told to monitor spin-bowling coach Mushtaq Ahmed over alleged corruption.
The International Cricket Council (ICC) wants the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) to monitor Ahmed's performance as coach. It means the ex-Sussex bowler will not be joining England's development squad in India later this month as planned.
Ahmed was fined by the Justice Qayyum inquiry into match-fixing in 2000. The ICC is against England hiring Ahmed as a coach because of his previous links with illegal gamblers.
Haroon Lorgat, the ICC chief executive, said the governing body cannot legally block the 38-year-old's appointment.
"The ICC takes the issue of corruption within the game extremely seriously and is aware of the sanction and criticism of Mushtaq within the Qayyum report," Lorgat told the Sunday Telegraph newspaper.
"We will not tolerate corruption within our sport and expect the ECB to provide us with details and assurances that it would monitor Mushtaq's activities and performance during his tenure as a coach."
England press officer Andrew Walpole said the ECB will keep a tab on Ahmed's activities.
Ahmed was also a fringe member of the Lahore Badshahs squad in the unofficial Indian Cricket League tournament which ended today.