Indian news round-up

The Asian Cricket Foundation (ACF) has sought more funds from the International Cricket Council (ICC). It has also complained that the ICC is not treating the Asian region properly. Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Tauqir Zia told a news agency on Saturday that "the ACF was formed to generate more funds and develop the game in the region as the ICC was not doing enough." Tauqir Zia is also the president of the Asian Cricket Council (ACC).

Zia said "We are asking the ICC that since you are making a lot of money from cricket in Asia please give us at least 50 percent of that so that we can use it to develop the game in the region." Zia claimed that the ICC gave only $300,000 to develop the game and placed Asia below the South American countries in terms of priority. Zia added that the funds granted was not enough given that the number of cricket-playing countries in the region are more. But Zia assured that there would be no confrontation between the ICC and ACF.

The ACF, formed only recently, met last Monday in Dhaka and has India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, United Arab Emirates, Singapore, Hong Kong and Malaysia as its members.

A senior official of the Madhya Pradesh police said on Sunday that it will be sending a team to Delhi to probe former Indian player Manoj Prabhakar and other directors of the group of companies alleged to be involved in defrauding the public of crores of rupees. The police have registered several cases in this regard. Prabhakar who is alleged to be one of the directors however has claimed that he is no way involved in the companies.

Police sources earlier said that they have seized counterfoils of the fixed deposits and a house journal. Sources added that "if necessary the police team, which will be headed by a deputy superintendent of police, might even seek a production warrant from a Delhi court and bring Prabhakar and other directors to Madhya Pradesh."