Summary ICC has decided to launch its own investigation into the matter.
(Web Desk) – An alleged wicket-fixing scandal involving the curator of the Galle International Stadium, Tharanga Indika, in Sri Lanka, where Australia were defeated in 2016, has been exposed.
The documentary on-aired by Al Jazeera showed Tharanga Indika saying to prepare a pitch to suit a desired outcome for England-Sri Lanka Test.
It also revealed that the pitch for the Sri Lanka-India Test at Galle in 2017 was doctored to favour batsmen. The fixers exposed in the content included Robin Morris and Tharindu Mendis.
International Cricket Council (ICC) has decided to launch its own investigation into the matter, saying in an official statement, "Will take the contents of the programme and any allegations it may make very seriously."
It also explained that the pitch for the 2017 Test between Sri Lanka and India was made in favour of batting.
"India was set for a batting wicket. Our guys didn’t play well," Indika said.
"Yes, if you want a pitch for spin bowling or pace bowling or batting, it can be done.
"We leave the wicket uncovered for about two weeks. Don’t water it and this will cause damage to the wicket."
Mendis said, “There are techniques to doctor the wicket that go undetected. One thing he can do during the match is the brush thing," he continued.
Morris asserted: "You just do it slowly. What they do then is press it inward."
