ICC To Consider Code Of Conduct For Board Officials (3 Jul 1996)
A Code of Conduct for Cricket Board officials which could lead to suspension from holding an official position with a Board, is high on the agenda of the International Cricket Council (ICC) meeting which is to be held from July 5 - 9 at
03-Jul-1996
3 July 1996
ICC To Consider Code Of Conduct For Cricket Board Officials
BY Sa`adi Thawfeeq
A Code of Conduct for Cricket Board officials which could lead to
suspension from holding an official position with a Board, is
high on the agenda of the International Cricket Council (ICC)
meeting which is to be held from July 5 - 9 at Lord`s.
This new expansion to the already existing Code of Conduct for
players and team officials comes in the wake of public comments
made by Board officials, especially from Sri Lanka and India.
During the recent cricket tour to Australia by the Sri Lanka
team, Sri Lanka Cricket Board vice president Thilanga Sumathipala
made critical public comments on the ball tampering allegations
(where match referee Graham Dowling`s action was criticised) and
the calling of Muthiah Muralitharan for throwing (where umpire
Darrell Hair was criticised and his future appointments opposed).
These comments were made despite the playing conditions stating
that neither team has a right of objection to the appointment of
an umpire. However, the playing conditions only covered players
and team officials.
During the current tour of England by India, the Indian Cricket
Board president Inderjit Singh Bindra accused Hair, who officiated in the first two Tests of the series of incompetence and `racial bias` and, slammed Hair`s status as an international umpire
as `a disgrace`.
The ICC`s view on these issues is that if they expect the players
to abide by a certain set of standards, the game`s administrators
are duty-bound to set the highest possible example.
The ICC is also of the view that if the standard of umpiring is
to rise to meet the expectations of the modern professional game,
then it is the duty of the ICC to back umpires publicly and
privately when they take tough decisions.
In this regard, the ICC will consider implementing similar penalties as in the Code of Conduct, and push for a suspension from
holding an official position with a Board.
Source :: Daily News (https://www.lanka.net)