Watch: Al Jazeera documentary

A general view of the pitch shows the fourth day of the first Test match between Sri Lanka and India at Galle International Cricket Stadium in Galle on July 29, 2017.
Virat Kohli’s India thrashed Sri Lanka by 304 runs inside four days on July 28 to claim the first Test in their three-match series. / AFP PHOTO / ISHARA S. KODIKARA

Watch: Al Jazeera documentary exposes shocking cricket fixing allegations [video]

Again… oh dear.

Watch: Al Jazeera documentary

A general view of the pitch shows the fourth day of the first Test match between Sri Lanka and India at Galle International Cricket Stadium in Galle on July 29, 2017.
Virat Kohli’s India thrashed Sri Lanka by 304 runs inside four days on July 28 to claim the first Test in their three-match series. / AFP PHOTO / ISHARA S. KODIKARA

Here we go again.

An 18-month investigation by Al Jazeera has exposed a match-fixer from a crime syndicate who claims to have bribed international cricketers to underperform in Test matches.

Al Jazeera reported that the match-fixer correctly predicted how players in two high-profile Test matches, involving the world’s leading teams, would perform at a certain point during the game.

The sting operation by journalist David Harrison seemingly exposes how match-fixers bribe curators, current and former cricketers to fix the outcome of sessions or an entire match.

India, Australia, England, India and Sri Lanka are all teams who were allegedly involved in crooked matches in recent months.

Players from England, Australia and Sri Lanka are all under the scanner.

So-called “spot-fixes” were allegedly carried out in matches between India and England at Chennai in December 2016 and India and Australia at Ranchi in March last year, according to the documentary.

The man at the centre of the storm is Aneel Munawar, who told undercover journalists that “huge sums” could be made form betting on the information he has.

Investigations suggest that at least two Australian cricketers were involved in fixing a Test match in Ranchi and three Englishmen fixed sessions in Chennai. The England players have denied these charges, while the Australians have not reacted at all.

The International Cricket Council (ICC) responded by saying:

“We have already launched an investigation working with anti-corruption colleagues from Member countries based on the limited information we have received. We have made repeated requests that all evidence and supporting materials relating to corruption in cricket is released immediately to enable us to undertake a full and comprehensive investigation,” the ICC said.

Watch: Al Jazeera exposes the match-fixer of Mumbai

Cricket’s Match-Fixers is available to watch online and can be viewed on Al Jazeera at the following times (GMT).

Sunday, 27 May – 20:00

Monday, 28 May – 12:00

Tuesday, 29 May – 1:00

Wednesday, 30 May – 6:00

Thursday, 31 May – 12:00

Friday, 1 June – 20:00

Saturday, 2 June – 1:00

Sunday, 3 June – 6:00