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BTW the last SL vs Pak bilateral series is under the scope due to a match-fixing allegation made by Srilakan's parliamentarian. ICC anti corruption unit might start their investigation soon.

The last thing that we want. Corruption is such a curse to the beautiful sport of cricket. And again and again such allegations surface, especially from the South Asian region. A lot of promising players had their career cut short as a result of match fixing and I hope that will not happen this time. BTW, I am curious to know how the parliamentarian got the information about match fixing. It is strange that he got the information before the law enforcement authorities and the ICC. I just hope that he is not using this to settle old scores.

I believe this might be a personal vendetta type of story due to political reasons.

But you can never rule out the possibility of fixing even if it's a small percentage of chance. There is a lot of corruption in SL cricket and you add Pakistan's name with the pinch of fixing allegations. Interesting recipe to raise a few eyebrows, let's see.

These sort of allegations will have ramifications well beyond Sri Lanka and Pakistan. I still remember what happened when senior players such as Mohammad Azharuddin and Ajay Jadeja were convicted for match fixing more than two decades back. The BCCI tried to suppress the whole issue, but in the end, things spiraled out of control. A number of sponsors pulled out from deals with the BCCI and ICC and these bodies suffered significant monetary loss. And there was a large decline in TV viewership for live cricket.

I dont understand why do Asian teams only end up under the microscope of fixing matches, and itll be really disappointing if either country is convicted for match fixing. Lastly for now I would advise people to cautiously comment on this matter, as both teams are to be assumed innocent until significant guilt can be proved dont youll agree?.