ICC Chief Executive Haroon Lorgat on Thursday dismissed Pakistan's allegations of the world governing body adopting double standards, saying canceling of Champions Trophy and England resuming their tour of India were different issues which could not be compared. "The context is very, very different. When we are talking Champions Trophy in Pakistan, the ICC has gone to great lengths to ensure safety and security. But that was a multinational event. Members took a different view and we needed to respect such decisions," he said. "As for England coming to India, it is an individual decision. You cannot compare the two," added Lorgat, who was in Chennai to pledge ICC's support to the Test series in the aftermath of the Mumbai terror attacks. He also rubbished claims from ICC member country officials that England was getting 50 per cent more for returning to India for the Test series and that the hosts needed the tour to go ahead to avoid financial losses. "As for my personal level on this emotive issue, it is disappointing. If any member was to take a decision on safety and security based on financial reasons, it is simply not proper and it is out of hands. Because people will not play with other peoples' life. "I think they are very responsible when they assess the situation. They looked to do what is right for them," he said. The South African also admitted that ICC could do little to force India tour Pakistan next year in the wake of the terror strikes. "We will try and encourage and play an aiding role. We cannot do something on which we cannot influence. For example, if a government says that you cannot go I respect that. It is a government decision and nothing that ICC could do," Lorgat said. "We will continue to impress upon member countries to take the right decisions to keep the game of cricket going provided that safety and security measures allow that to happen. More than that we cannot force member countries to play bilateral series." Lorgat felt it was too early to talk of the 2011 World Cup being shifted from the sub-continent due to the security threats. "It is a long away to the World Cup. I think what happened yesterday is not necessary that something would determine the way we do something. We are going ahead with the planning for the world cup and closer to the time do what we always do, which is to assess the safety and the security. The key would be that we don't wait for too long." As far as sledging was concerned, the ICC CEO admitted it could not be completely eradicated but wanted umpires to be more pro-active so that it does not get out of hands. "You cannot outlaw sledging completely. There is a place for gamesmanship. It is different when sledging becomes unbearable and the thinking is that the umpires should become a little bit more proactive in dealing with it on the field of play before we get to a point." "They have to point out that some issues are unacceptable behaviour and dealing with it at that point and leave it to a point that is not unacceptable. We are now in the process of educating them and dealing with it. A decision will be taken little sooner rather than getting it out of our hands," Lorgat said. He also said efforts were on to deal strongly with racism on and off the field. "The turning point is that the ICC adopts a very strong policy and show zero tolerance to any type of extra behaviour. Separating the anti-racism code from the one that currently exists with the ICC code of conduct is perhaps a step to emphasis the importance we see that anti-racism certainly has no place within the ICC. "There is work to be done. It is perhaps the first indication that we want to separate the two codes. Now we will go in to a consultation course of our executive to do that. Part of the reason is that may be anti-racism or racism has slightly different tone to it. "We need to deal with it differently and separately. May be there is a piece of education around it or there is a place for conciliation in the anti-racism code. It is difficult to deal with it within the existing ICC code of conduct. We have decided to separate the two."
