Al Jazeera claims on cricket corruption get short shrift 
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Al Jazeera claims on cricket corruption get short shrift 

One Bangladesh game included 
Al Jazeera claims on cricket corruption get short shrift 


Dhaka, Oct 22 (UNB) – Qatari news network Al Jazeera aired its 2nd documentary on corruption in cricket, alleging corruption and fixing in 15 international cricket matches during the 2011-12 period, including a Bangladesh-England ICC World Cup match in 2011. 

Of the 15 matches, Al Jazeera claimed spot-fix attempts in the 2011-12 periods with seven involving England, five Australia, four Pakistan and three South Africa.

Al Jazeera claimed to have obtained recordings of a person identified as Aneel Munawar, who is said to work for the crime syndicate D Company, revealing details of fixed matches to an Indian bookmaker. 
Munawar was also at the center of Al Jazeera's previous documentary in cricket, which alleged that the Chennai Test in December 2016 and the Ranchi Test in March 2017 had been subject to spot-fixing by English and Australian players respectively.
The Al Jazeera report claims there were some matches where players on both teams attempted to fix periods of play.
The spot-fixing plots reportedly surrounded fixing periods of matches to allow bookmakers to know the number of runs scored in periods ranging from six overs to ten overs.
In response to those claims, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) and Cricket Australia (CA) had said there was no credible evidence linking any of their players to corruption.

The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) called Al Jazeera's information "poorly prepared", but said it had looked into the allegations and found no evidence against any England player.

Meanwhile, Cricket Australia had been aware of Al Jazeera's plans to release a second documentary, and of the Australia matches mentioned in it. James Sutherland, CA's then chief executive, had said a CA integrity unit investigation had been conducted into the claims.

The ICC had then asked Al Jazeera for its cooperation in investigating these allegations, including sharing "un-edited and unseen evidence" - which it later said the broadcaster had refused to hand over.

The 15 matches in question are:
1. Australia v England, ODI, January 21st, 2011.
2. Australia v Zimbabwe, ODI World Cup, February 21st 2011.
3. England v Netherlands, ODI World Cup, February 22nd, 2011.
4. Australia v Kenya, ODI World Cup, March 3rd, 2011.
5. England v South Africa, ODI World Cup, June 3rd 2011.
6. England v Bangladesh, ODI World Cup, March 3rd, 2011.
7. England v India, Test, July 21st-25th, 2011.
8. South Africa v Australia, Test, November 9th-11th, 2011.
9. Australia v New Zealand, Test, December 9th-12th, 2011.
10. England v Pakistan, Test, January 17th-19th, 2012.
11. England v Pakistan, Test, January 25th-28th, 2012.
12. England v Pakistan, Test, February 3rd-6th, 2012.
13. Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe, T20I World Cup, September 18th, 2012.
14. England v Afghanistan, T20I World Cup, September 21st, 2009.
15. South Africa v Pakistan, T20I World Cup, September 28th, 2012.
 

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