France Cricket Accused Of Fraud And Corruption Charges: Reports
Updated - 10 Nov 2023, 01:49 PM
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France Cricket is under turmoil after being charged with fraud and corruption charges as per reports as per reports in Cricbuzz. The ICC has stated a response to a report filed by the French media saying that they are looking into the matter.
France Cricket has been accused of fabrication of matches and has been submitting false reports to the ICC. The reports are out in the open after France Cricket’s exaggerated claims about the conduct of matches.
A media company by the name of France 24 was the first to break out the news of corruption in France Cricket. The reports claimed that the women’s matches did not take place and the results of the same were published on their website.
“Instead of the scheduled women’s match, the men’s under-19 semi-final – which should have ended far earlier – was taking place. Once the game ended, around 3:30pm, both teams packed up and left. The women’s second division game apparently did not follow. Three days later, France Cricket rubber-stamped the match as having taken place and posted the results on their website,” France 24 said in a detailed report.
“Most clubs cheat, they pretend to have a women’s team. They pay for licences and then they fake score sheets online. We have refused to fake matches and that means that even if we qualify we’re likely to never be able to get a promotion.” the coach of a club has been quoted in the report as saying.
Prebou Balane, President of France Cricket Desnies Corruption Charges
The ICC has been in contact with France Cricket as they are investigating the matter. However, the accused France Cricket has dismissed the reports saying that they are “fake and baseless allegations”.
“These are absolutely fake and baseless allegations from a British-origin journalist trying to get some attention, especially with myself being of Indian origin and at the helm for the past 10 years, they haven’t been any part of the system for a while for cricket in France” Prebou Balane, the President of France Cricket told Cricbuzz on Thursday.
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