# Fair Play: strengthening integrity and transparency in cricket

URL: https://www.transparency.org/en/publications/fair-play-strengthening-integrity-and-transparency-in-cricket
Type: Publication or report
Published: 2013-11-18
Updated: 2019-11-22

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18 November 2013

Cricket has a proud tradition as a by-word for fair play. But there is a danger this will be lost if the key problems it faces today – from match-fixing and spot fixing to questionable finances in independent leagues – are not addressed. With this action plan Transparency International focuses on the most obvious and dangerous corruption risks posed by poor governance. It provides a road map of the essential actions that the International Cricket Council (ICC) can take to bring needed changes to cricket, step by step.

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