ICC makes public appeal to find this match-fixer

Munawar was seen in a sting operation conducted by the Al Jazeera channel but the law enforcement agencies are yet to trace him

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has made an appeal on social media to identify a match-fixer. It’s a part of ICC Anti-Corruption Unit’s (ACU) extensive investigation to track down the alleged fixer who has been identified as Aneel Munawar.

The ICC shared the photographs of Aneel on social media and has asked the followers to help them in locating him.

Here’s the post:

The ICC is appealing for your help to identify this man; a suspected match-fixer known as Aneel Munawar.

More https://t.co/hJu0rVL8ch pic.twitter.com/8cfNrgrYvI

— ICC (@ICC) August 28, 2018

The ICC has hired a betting analysis company to investigate his claims of having fixed Test sessions in a recent TV sting operation.

"Based on what we already know, we have engaged the services of an independent betting analysis company to examine the claims made about particular matches," the ICC said in a statement.

Munawar was seen in a sting operation conducted by the Al Jazeera channel but the law enforcement agencies are yet to trace him.

The ICC's Anti Corruption Unit has carried out investigations and has been "able to discount a lot of claims" made by the channel during its hour-long documentary, which also featured small time Indian domestic cricketer Robin Morris and former Pakistani batsman Hasan Raza.

"We have identified every other person in the original documentary and have spoken to a number of them in connection with match-fixing, including those who are not deemed to be participants under our Anti-Corruption Code. However, the true identity of Aneel Munawar remains a mystery. He plays a significant role in the programme, yet enquiries with law enforcement and immigration sources have not identified or located him.

"As such we are appealing to the public or anyone from within the cricket family to contact us with any information that will lead us to identify and locate him. Police investigations often use such an appeal to locate people of interest and we are exercising the same approach," ICC ACU General Manager Alex Marshall said.