Danish
Kaneria's(Pakistan) application to appeal his life ban, imposed in June 2012 under
the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) anti-corruption regulations,
has been refused, the governing body has announced.
Danish Kaneria
was convicted of 'cajoling and pressurising' former team-mate Mervyn
Westfield into accepting cash in return for trying to concede a set
number of runs in an over while with Essex.
Mervyn Westfield
was sentenced to four months in prison and received a five-year ban
from professional cricket for his part in the scandal although Kaneria
has repeatedly protested his innocence
ECB chairman
Giles Clarke said: 'ECB welcomes today's decision to dismiss the
application by Mr Kaneria to appeal the life ban imposed for his corrupt
activity. Mr Kaneria acted as a recruiter of potential 'spot-fixers'
and used his seniority and international experience to target and
corrupt a young and vulnerable player.'
'It
is high time that Mr Kaneria came clean about his involvement in these
corrupt activities and stopped misleading the Pakistan cricket fans and
wider public with his empty protestations of innocence.
'We
once again urge him to apologise publicly for his past actions and to
start the process of redeeming himself by supporting the Pakistan
Cricket Board's anti-corruption initiatives and assisting the police and
law enforcement bodies in the Asian sub-continent with the vital job of
exposing and cutting off the primary source of cricket corruption.'
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