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CRICKETERS TO GET SPY TO BEAT CORRUPTION

Pakistan cricketers, dogged by allegations of corruption, will have an undercover agent assigned to spy on them during home and away tours, according to local media reports.

The agent is expected to start monitoring the team during a triangular series late in August in Singapore involving New Zealand and South Africa, the Dawn newspaper reported.
"The spy will shadow the team, stay in the same hotel and keep an eye on the cricketers, like who they meet, where they go and when they return to the hotel," the Dawn said.
Pakistan cricket has been overshadowed by allegations of match-fixing for a number of years. A judicial report released in May resulted in lifetime bans for former captain Salim Malik and all-rounder Ata-ur-Rehman.
The Dawn said the watchdog would be known only to Tauqir Zia, the chairman of the Pakistan Cricket board.
Several other test-playing nations has also taken action in the wake of the Hansie Cronje scandal to prevent players from meeting suspected bookmakers.
Cronje was sacked as South African captain in April after admitting taking money from bookmakers since 1996.

Reuters