Three international captains have been approached by match-fixers in the past six weeks. The International Cricket Council is currently investigating seven live cases, the reports said. Pakistan's Sarfraz Ahmed had also alerted the anti-corruption unit of an illegal approach from a potential fixer before the one-day series in Sri Lanka. They are also using the disparity in some countries between playing international cricket and Twenty20 to exploit players. Also read Sri Lanka cricketers want inquiry after match-fixing accusationsThe ICC is using recently introduced powers allowing them to seize mobile phones to help investigate the new cases.

Source: dna December 05, 2017 12:21 UTC