Mcc Proposes Cricket Lie Detectors
Cricket’s lawmakers are considering introducing lie detector tests in a bid to stamp corruption out of the game completely.
The Marylebone Cricket Club’s (MCC) World Cricket Committee will put forwards the proposal to the MCC Laws sub-committee for consideration early next year.
The MCC also highlighted the need for captains to take more responsibility in the game.
Other suggestions from the MCC included the legalising and regulating of betting markets in India and the inclusion of anti-corruption clauses in contracts.
The World Cricket Committee, that includes past players such as Steve Waugh and Courtney Walsh, has admitted that the game needs to be tightened in order to rid it of any corruption in light of a summer of cricket that saw several Pakistan players accused of spot-fixing.
An MCC statement read: ‘The committee is concerned at the scale of the problem, and the detrimental effect it has placed on the integrity of the game.’
‘(We feel) more resources – and increased powers – are required to attempt to eradicate this issue from the game. The education of players should not be a meaningless formality; the message should be pressed home with regularity by figures known and respected by the players,’ added the statement.
Any proposed recommendations will be forwarded to the International Cricket Council (ICC) for approval.
