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ICC officials give themselves a clean chit

The International Cricket Committee has asked Inderjit Singh Bindra, former president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India, to submit in writing his allegations about corruption in the game.

"Mr Bindra has indicated that he has considerable evidence about malpractices. We have invited him to make written submissions to our solicitors," ICC Chief Executive David Richards said today.

The ICC's top office-bearers also signed a declaration that they do not have any financial interests in the game. The resolution was introduced by Ian MacLaurin who represents the England and Wales Cricket Board on the ICC.

"It is necessary that the people in charge are themselves cleared," said Richards after the first day's meeting of the ICC in London. The ICC will be meeting again for a final session on Wednesday morning.

"It is necessary that we should demonstrate to the cricketing world that we do not have undeclared interests in the game," said MacLaurin.

The executive board members will also be asked to show the accounts of any business in which they have an interest, to a panel chosen by the ICC members.

The ICC said there was no evidence to indicate that president Jagmohan Dalmiya had influenced the 1998 ICC Knockout Tournament in Bangladesh.

"ICC paid no commission or fees to any party, and there is no evidence to suggest that any person in ICC has benefited from this contract," the council said.

Richards said he had opened the four tenders -- from Doordarshan, TWI, WorldTel and CSI -- in the presence of another executive and a notary public.

The two highest bidders, Doordarshan and TWI, were asked to submit a second bid. Doordarshan's revised bid was the highest and it was accepted.

There were no indications if the meeting was acrimonious. But there were indications that Dalmiya came under attack from people like MacLaurin.

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