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Latif resigns as academy coach

KARACHI: Former Pakistan captain Rashid Latif resigned on Tuesday as a coach at the national cricket academy after authorities handed him a notice over a statement he had made about spot-fixing.

Pakistani cricket has been rocked by an investigation against three of its top cricketers in Britain over the latest spot-fixing scandal.

Scotland Yard, London's police headquarters, is investigating the claims in Britain's News of the World newspaper, and asked the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) and the ICC not to give statements about them until the inquiry is finished.

But Latif, who blew the whistle on match-fixing among Pakistan's national team in 1994 and testified against his fellow players in an inquiry four years later, spoke out last week.

Latif said the ICC and its anti-corruption unit were “powerless” in the fight against betting scams.

He also suggested that the ICC change its rules to curb corruption, and described the News of the World report as a “joint money-making exercise” by the newspaper reporter and the alleged bookie, Mazhar Majeed.

After his resignation Latif said, “As a former captain, people look up to me and expect me to speak honestly and without bias, and that I have done without meaning anything personal against anyone.” — AFP

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