It’s upto players to stop corruption - Dhoni

Cricketers must take more responsibility for their actions to prevent the spread of corruption, India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni said on Tuesday.

He was speaking in the light of the suspension last week of Pakistan players Salman Butt, Mohammad Amir and Mohammad Asif following spot-fixing allegations levelled against them in Britain’s News of the World newspaper.

“It is crucial to keep the game clean,” Dhoni told a news conference in Durban.

“Personally I think it is up to the individual. You don’t need someone to guide you or restrict you. If you are playing for, or representing, your country you should feel pride in doing that.” “I think that if they (ACSU) become stricter they will start intruding on the privacy of players.”

DURBAN, Reuters