ICC's top brass meets with Interpol

The International Cricket Council has reportedly met with Interpol, the organization that facilitates worldwide police cooperation, to discuss closer working relations as part of its ongoing efforts to combat corruptors in the game.

In a statement the ICC said, the General Manager of ICC’s Anti-Corruption Unit, Alex Marshall, was at Interpol headquarters in Lyon to explore how the two organisations can operate more effectively.

Alex Marshall, General Manager – ICC Anti-Corruption Unit: “The ICC and Interpol are keen on working together and our meetings in Lyon last week were productive. The ICC has an excellent relationship with law enforcement agencies in a number of countries but working with Interpol means we are connecting with their 194 members.

He said the ICC's focus is on education of players and prevention and disruption of corruptors. Three former Sri Lanka internationals – Sanath Jayasuriya, Nuwan Zoysa and Dilhara Lokuhettige – were previously charged with different offences in the past few months in what are understood to be separate ICC investigations.

Jayasuriya, who was previously the chairman of selectors, was charged with failure to cooperate with the ICC while Zoysa and Lokuhetti are alleged to have approached players to fix matches.

Sri Lanka cricket has been under ICC investigation since 2017.