'Cricket's biggest chance to clean itself' - Rahul Dravid

[Gentle Typhoon]

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Events should not be swept under the carpet - Rahul Dravid

Rahul Dravid, the India batsman, has called the ICC's move to hand out first-ever suspensions to three Pakistan cricketers for "irregular behaviour" under the Anti-Corruption Code a positive step but wanted the inquiry against the trio to be taken to its "logical conclusion". The spot fixing controversy, Dravid told ESPNcricinfo, "is cricket's biggest chance to clean itself".

"The last thing we need is for the events of this week to be swept under the carpet. No guilt must be attached until the investigations are complete, and everyone deserves a fair chance to defend themselves. But the process must be thorough and comprehensive."

Dravid said that he wanted the investigation of the anti-corruption unit to be completed before the matter moved on to, "a proper inquiry carried out by investigators with the law of the land behind them." He said the most necessary outcome of the entire episode, "which has been a horrible scar on cricket, cricketers and fans," would be "swift and strong punishment to anyone found guilty."

In the past, Dravid said, "people once judged guilty turned up after a few months just because time had passed. It was as if everyone had forgotten what days like these feel like for the majority of honest players in the game".

Dravid recommended a complete inquiry with adequate penalties, since it would send out the right message - "that the consequences of getting in contact with the businesses of illegal betting and fraud are extremely severe, whether it is life bans or extended bans on any future livelihood in cricket."

Dravid said he was not fond of the security measures currently in place but every player had to accept it. "No one wants to be under watch all the time - I hate that there are cops and security on our floor in every hotel the team lives in, but that is what the game requires, that is what we must live with."

The ICC's anti-corruption code is not, he said, merely about "the right rules being laid down but also ensuring that people who break those rules pay the penalties and face the consequences".

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[Spring Onion]

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Very well said Dravid.
Dravid is a real gem. A gentleman which cricket really needs.

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like one one of our pdf membre told 'hr koi bhte ganga mai hat dho rha hai' m totally agree with him now

Maybe you need to read the article again.

"No guilt must be attached until the investigations are complete, and everyone deserves a fair chance to defend themselves. But the process must be thorough and comprehensive."

A man of Rahul Dravid's stature does not need such an incident to get attention.

hehehe and Indian govt is thinking to legalise betting in India keeping in view the bookies' roots in India

Legalizing betting is not a bad thing. At least the government can get some revenue and track the money. We need to be worried if any government wants to legalize match-fixing.

[bandit]

hehehe and Indian govt is thinking to legalise betting in India keeping in view the bookies' roots in India

Legalising betting is not a problem...UK has that and works fine...but Match fixing is a crime and thats what is being commented upon.

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hehehe and Indian govt is thinking to legalise betting in India keeping in view the bookies' roots in India

hehehe and bettng is already legal in UK, hehehe.

Stupid insinuations! The GOI should indeed legalise betting to earn some revenue and regulate the business. As to controlling match fixing, well in Pakistan betting is illegal and it did them a fat load of good, hehehe.