An investigative documentary, ‘Cricket’s match-fixers’ by Al Jazeera has claimed at least three Test matches featuring India in last two years have been fixed.
The documentary claims India versus England test played in Chennai in December 2016, the India versus Australia Test in Ranchi in March 2017 and the Galle Test between India and Sri Lanka in July 2017 were influenced by bookmakers.
The sting operation carried out by journalist David Harrison shows Aneel Munawar, an alleged member of the D-Company, posing as a businessman who meets them during various stages of the operation mostly shot in Mumbai, the UAE and Sri Lanka.
The sting operation reveals two Australian cricketers who were involved in fixing in the Ranchi test and three Englishmen who fixed sessions in Chennai.
Al Jazeera has not revealed their names but said they have informed the relevant authorities and have not received any response from the alleged players.
The International Cricket Council issued a statement saying they have launched an investigation into the claims made by the documentary.
“The ICC has now had the opportunity to view the documentary into corruption in cricket and as we have previously stated, we are taking the contents of the programme and the allegations it has made extremely seriously. A full investigation led by the ICC Anti-Corruption Unit, working with full cooperation from all Member countries identified in the programme, is now underway to examine each claim made,” they said.
Cricket Australia CEO James Sutherland Source: AAP
"Neither the ICC or Cricket Australia is aware of any credible evidence linking Australian players to corruption in the game," Sutherland said in a statement.
"We urge Al Jazeera to provide all unedited materials and any other evidence to the ICC investigation team, so, if appropriate, a full and thorough investigation can be conducted."
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