Durban: With Henry Olonga reportedly seeking asylum in South Africa or England fearing threat to his life, the World Cup chief Ali Bacher on Tuesday said he had no information on the whereabouts of the former Zimbabwean fast bowler. Bacher was speaking in an interview with South Africa's national English radio station, SAFM, on reports that Olonga has refused to return to his country because he claimed that Zimbabwean security men were looking for him. It was reported that he has gone into hiding in South Africa, pending his application for refugee status to the United Kingdom. Saying that an investigation would be conducted into the claims by the fast bowler that he was being threatened by security forces of Zimbabwe, Bacher said that he was yet to get any report in this regard. "I've received no reports about Olonga being threatened by Zimbabwean security forces," said Bacher adding "We'll investigate." He said the ICC was concerned about such reports and there was no doubt that the organisation would tackle the matter properly. Meanwhile, a spokesperson for the South African Police Services (SAPS), Selby Bokaba, denied that there were any Zimbabwean security officials in South Africa. Bokaba said there were, however, five Zimbabwean officers in South Africa as guests of the police and they were in the country to observe security arrangements for the rest of the cricket World Cup matches. Extras:
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