ICC anti-corruption chief says tainted trio now PCB's 'responsibility'

The International Cricket Council (ICC) Anti-corruption Unit chief Ronnie Flanagan has said that the tainted trio of Mohammad Amir, Mohammad Asif and Salman Butt is now the responsibility of Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB).

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Flanagan said that he had completed his responsibility by providing justice to the disgraced trio, who became eligible to represent their nation after completing their five-year ban.

Flanagan revealed that although PCB will look after the spot-fixing trio, he would monitor their rigorous rehabilitation programme very keenly, the Express Tribune reported.

The 66-year-old added that the decision to bring these players back to international cricket was based not only on their ability but also on other factors like the realization of their wrongdoings and their willingness to use their negative experience in education programme.

The trio were found guilty of various offences of corrupt behavior relating to the Lord's Test between England and Pakistan in 2010.

Meanwhile, a PCB official had earlier said that the tainted trio will only be allowed to play controlled cricket and can start with club cricket for now.