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    "excerpt": "Dubai, May 27 - The International Cricket Council (ICC) said it was investigating allegations of pitch-fixing involving Sri Lankans on Saturday. The ICC said it took the allegations reported in an Al Jazeera documentary "very seriously" and urged "all evidence",
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    "editor1": "<p>Dubai, May 27 - The International Cricket Council (ICC) said it was investigating allegations of pitch-fixing involving Sri Lankans on Saturday.<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\nThe ICC said it took the allegations reported in an Al Jazeera documentary &quot;very seriously&quot; and urged &quot;all evidence and supporting material&quot; to be shared with the investigators, reports Xinhua news agency.<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\n&quot;We have already launched an investigation working with anti-corruption colleagues from member countries based on the limited information we have received,&quot; the ICC said in a statement.<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\nAn advance report on the documentary, which will be broadcast on Sunday, said two Sri Lankans and a former Indian player were caught discussing how to rig England&#39;s opening Test against Sri Lanka in November.<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\nIt also called for the immediate release of any evidence and supporting material to enable the anti-corruption unit to &quot;undertake a full and comprehensive investigation&quot;.<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\nThe London-based Daily Telegraph said late Friday that the Al Jazeera footage seen by the newspaper featured Robin Morris, a former professional cricketer from Mumbai, Tharindu Mendis, a player from Colombo, and Tharanga Indika, an assistant manager at Galle International Stadium.<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\nThe newspaper reported that the footage showed the men talking about doctoring pitches during a meeting with an undercover reporter.<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\nThe men were reportedly discussing ways to prepare the pitch to ensure that the first Test at the Galle ground would not end in a draw and would yield a result in less than four days.<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\nSri Lanka Cricket (SLC) said it was aware of the allegations and was planning on issuing a statement.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<hr \/>\r\n<p>IANS<\/p>\r\n",
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