<p class="title">The International Cricket Council has launched an investigation into corruption allegations in the sport made in a documentary to be aired by news organisation Al Jazeera on Sunday.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The documentary allegedly uncovers a groundsman agreeing to doctor pitches for test matches involving some of the world's top teams.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"The ICC is aware of an investigation into corruption in cricket by a news organisation and as you would expect we will take the contents of the programme and any allegations it may make very seriously," the governing body said in a statement on its website.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"We have already launched an investigation working with anti-corruption colleagues from Member countries based on the limited information we have received.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"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."</p>.<p class="bodytext">The Australian newspaper reported on Saturday the documentary will allege spot-fixers bribed the groundsman at Galle to doctor the pitch used for the 2016 second test between hosts Sri Lanka and Australia.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The touring side were bowled out for 106 and 183 in the match and lost by 229 runs in less than three days.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Last year's test between Sri Lanka and India at Galle was also under suspicion, while match-fixers have also targeted England's test at the same venue in November, according to The Australian.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Sri Lanka Cricket said they would issue a statement later.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Match-fixing has become a major concern for the sport in recent years with a high-profile incident involving Pakistan on a previous tour to England forming one of cricket's low points.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Pakistani trio Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Amir, who is back playing for the national team, were part of a gambling-inspired plot to bowl no-balls at pre-arranged times during a test match against England at Lord's in August 2010.</p>.<p class="bodytext">All three players served time in prison and were handed multi-year bans from the game after an ICC tribunal found them guilty of spot-fixing.</p>
<p class="title">The International Cricket Council has launched an investigation into corruption allegations in the sport made in a documentary to be aired by news organisation Al Jazeera on Sunday.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The documentary allegedly uncovers a groundsman agreeing to doctor pitches for test matches involving some of the world's top teams.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"The ICC is aware of an investigation into corruption in cricket by a news organisation and as you would expect we will take the contents of the programme and any allegations it may make very seriously," the governing body said in a statement on its website.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"We have already launched an investigation working with anti-corruption colleagues from Member countries based on the limited information we have received.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"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."</p>.<p class="bodytext">The Australian newspaper reported on Saturday the documentary will allege spot-fixers bribed the groundsman at Galle to doctor the pitch used for the 2016 second test between hosts Sri Lanka and Australia.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The touring side were bowled out for 106 and 183 in the match and lost by 229 runs in less than three days.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Last year's test between Sri Lanka and India at Galle was also under suspicion, while match-fixers have also targeted England's test at the same venue in November, according to The Australian.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Sri Lanka Cricket said they would issue a statement later.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Match-fixing has become a major concern for the sport in recent years with a high-profile incident involving Pakistan on a previous tour to England forming one of cricket's low points.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Pakistani trio Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Amir, who is back playing for the national team, were part of a gambling-inspired plot to bowl no-balls at pre-arranged times during a test match against England at Lord's in August 2010.</p>.<p class="bodytext">All three players served time in prison and were handed multi-year bans from the game after an ICC tribunal found them guilty of spot-fixing.</p>