In the wake of the spot-fixing scandal in the Pakistani team, the International Cricket Council (ICC) said it is unhappy with the presence of Mushtaq Ahmed ufffd who was implicated in the 2000 match-fixing scandal ufffd as England's spin bowling coach.
In the wake of the spot-fixing scandal in the Pakistani team, the International Cricket Council (ICC) said it is unhappy with the presence of Mushtaq Ahmed ufffd who was implicated in the 2000 match-fixing scandal ufffd as England's spin bowling coach.
Tainted
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ICC's chief executive Haroon Lorgat said on Saturday that the world body would have never employed the Pakistani because of his past links with match-fixing.
"The best we can do is just highlight anybody we have got on a list that has been labelled before and I handed this to the ECB and cautioned them (about Mushtaq) with a suggestion you need to do due diligence," said Lorgat.
"They did their due diligence and they were satisfied with the appointment. I'm not sure what the ECB might be doing in a detailed fashion but we suggested they had to be vigilant around their own changing rooms. We don't at the ICC as a matter of fact employ people we believe may have been tainted in the past but they are entitled to do their own due diligence and make their own decision," he said.
Andy support
But England coach Andy Flower has no problems with Mushtaq, who will be part of the England management during the Ashes tour this winter.
"I am very comfortable with Mushtaq. He's been brilliant for us as a team. He's been a good coach, a good example to our players and support staff - and I'm looking forward to him working with us again when he joins us in Australia. He's a lovely man, and a good man for our system," Flower was quoted as saying by The Daily Telegraph.
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