International Cricket Council president David Morgan has insisted officials are “extremely vigilant” when it comes to ‘spot-fixing’ after Pakistan’s Danish Kaneria was arrested in a betting probe.
“I can honestly say to you that I have no knowledge of any spot-fixing that I am refusing to tell you about,” Morgan said on Saturday.
Kaneria and a colleague at English county side Essex, Mervyn Westfield, have been arrested in connection with a police investigation into betting, a club official confirmed Saturday. Both Kaneria, 29, and 22-year-old pace bowler Westfield were questioned on Friday before being released on bail.
It is understood the match under scrutiny was a 40-over win against Durham last September. The investigation centres on the practice of ‘spot-fixing’ whereby money is placed on individual details in a match.
“I’ve been aware of the potential problem for a little while,” Morgan said.
“And I was made aware by Haroon Lorgat yesterday (Friday) that those two cricketers had been seen by the Essex police,” Morgan added.