Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi has said that cricket boards have a responsibility of educating their players about the dangers in the sport.
Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi has said that cricket boards have a responsibility of educating their players about the dangers in the sport."Boards have a responsibility and I'm glad that there's a proposal from Anil Kumble's company to 'educate' the players.
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They need to know how to handle big money and fame in a relatively quick time. They also need to know that they've got to stay away from dubious characters," Pataudi told The Telegraph from London.
He felt sorry for teenaged fast bowler Mohammad Amir, but said he had to pay for his misdeeds. "I felt sorry for the young chap, Mohammed Amir. He has so much talent, but has to pay the price.asked what he would have done had he been a member of the Pakistan Cricket Board, Pataudi said: "I would've taken the Metropolitan Police seriously and suspended the trio (Salman Butt, Mohammed Asif, Amir) pending inquiry.at least."
can cricket ever be clean, or does it effectively mirror the corruption which exists in society? "Well, corruption in cricket is an extension of what happens in society...match fixing or spot fixing may never ever go away. It can, however,be minimised."
