CRICKET NEWS - The International Cricket Council (ICC) is taking "extremely seriously" the allegations of corruption to be aired in a documentary by news organisation Al Jazeera on Sunday.
The programme allegedly uncovers a groundsman agreeing to doctor pitches for test matches involving some of the world's leading teams.
Match-fixing has become a major concern for the sport in recent years and the ICC has launched an investigation.
“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," Alex Marshall, general manager of the ICC's Anti-Corruption Unit, said in a statement on Sunday.
"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."
The Australian newspaper reported on Saturday the documentary will allege that spot-fixers bribed the groundsman at Galle to doctor the pitch used for the 2016 test between hosts Sri Lanka and Australia.
