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The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has put in place stringent measures for the upcoming tour to Sri Lanka to ensure there is no fixing or controversy associated with the players. The move comes after the Board for Control of Cricket in India (BCCI) was caught off-guard by the spot-fixing TV sting operation on some players in Indian Premier League (IPL). The PCB, having learnt its lessons from the BCCI scandal, is not willing to take any chances on the same issue with its players, reports the Daily Times. "Since the last few tours, the board has made it clear to the players what is expected of them on foreign assignments and adhering to anti-corruption measures form a huge part of their responsibilities," the paper quoted team manager Naveed Akram Cheema, as saying. He said the players would be given a proper lecture on anti-corruption and disciplinary issues and the code of conduct they have to follow as national team members, before they embark on the tour to Sri Lanka . "There will be round the clock security and monitoring of the players and they will be advised not to accept any gift from strangers or invite anyone to their rooms except their families or team members," he said. "The PCB is dead serious about enforcing anti-corruption measures and discipline in the team. The management has been told not to compromise on this at all," he added.

PCB sets strict rules for team ahead of Lanka tour in wake of IPL fixing sting op