ICC Comes Up With New App to Fight Corruption in Cricket

World body for cricket International Cricket Council (ICC) has come up with an integrity application to fight against corruption in cricket.

Interestingly, the application will be available to players, officials, and the support staff.  Moreover, the app will be available at different levels of the game and across all formats. Thus, it will help the Board in reducing corruption in the game.

The app will provide a platform to the players – to report any charges of corruption for which they were approached by the bookies.

Meanwhile, we have seen that match-fixing allegations are becoming frequent in the game. Therefore, it is a good step taken by the Dubai-based ICC.

Good Step has been taken by the ICC.

Recently, Umar Akmal had claimed that he was approached by the bookmakers way back in 2015

In fact, players and officials were introduced to the app at the Under-19 World Cup which was held in New Zealand earlier this year.  Furthermore, Indian U-19 coach Rahul Dravid had encouraged everyone to use the app.

“It’s fantastic to see that the ICC has come up with an Integrity App,” Dravid said. “It’s got a lot of information on anti-doping and anti-corruption. You can make a report about anything that you notice that is untoward. I think it’s terrific to have easy access to this information on your fingertips. I would encourage all players, and those involved in cricket, to download the app, to use it and to read up on all the information. It’s something that will keep the game clean, fair and something that we are all proud of,” Dravid said in ICC’s release

England limited-overs skipper Eoin Morgan also believes the app will help in keeping the game clean.

“It is great that the new ICC Integrity App is now available to download,” he said. “So help keep the game clean by getting it today for anti-doping and anti-corruption information and educate yourself.”

It is good to note that the governing body has taken its step in the right direction.

Consequently, with the game always in the danger of match-fixing, it makes all the sense to provide a good platform for the players.