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| Thursday, 26 September, 2002, 12:16 GMT 13:16 UK Latif eyes anti-corruption role ![]() Latif (right) blew the whistle on some of his teammates Pakistan wicket-keeper Rashid Latif wants to work with the International Cricket Council's Anti-Corruption Unit when he finishes his playing career. Latif believes bookmakers are still making money from the game despite the efforts of the ACU team, led by the former head of London's Metropolitan Police, Lord Condon. "They are very much there, only the method has changed," the CricketNext website quoted him as saying. The 33-year-old has been an outspoken critic of those involved in match-fixing and once accused teammates of throwing matches during a 1995 tour to South Africa and Zimbabwe. He later gave evidence against some of his teammates to the Qayyum commission, one of two judicial inquiries conducted into allegations of corruption against Pakistan players. "I had made it a mission to clean the game and I think I can contribute to the ACU," he said. Latif was out of favour with the national selectors for three years, but has been a virtual ever present since regaining his Test place on the 2001 tour to England. He has now played 31 Tests and 140 one-day internationals. "Exposing corruption in the game has given me a lot of satisfaction," he said earlier this year. Three former Test captains, Pakistan's Salim Malik, Mohammad Azharuddin of India and South African Hansie Crone, who died in a plane crash in June, were given life bans following corruption inquiries in their respective countries. But there have been no fresh instances of players being publicly implicated over the past few months. "I don't know about the players now. All I can tell you at this stage is the bookies are very much in the market and making money out of cricket," Latif added. | See also: 18 Sep 02 | Cricket 17 Sep 02 | ICC Champions Trophy 06 Feb 02 | Cricket 23 Oct 02 | England v Pakistan Top Cricket stories now: Links to more Cricket stories are at the foot of the page. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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