The governing body for cricket, the International Cricket Council is in the process of persuading governments in cricket-playing countries to make match-fixing a criminal offence.

This as it renews its resolve in the fight against corruption in the game.

ICC chief executive  Dave  Richardson  say  they  are  trying to  be  proactive  in  disrupting  the criminals  who  are  travelling  the  world  trying  to  corrupt  the  game by persuading governments to introduce legislation that can make attempts to fix cricket matches a criminal offence and put these people behind bars.”

The move comes amid a renewed focus on a problem that refuses to go away.

Recent spotlight has centered on Sri Lanka, where former fast bowler Nuwan Zoysa was charged with three counts of breaching the anti-corruption code, just two weeks after Sanath Jayasuriya had been charged with refusal to cooperate with the anti-corruption unit.

The growing number of T/20 leagues around the world has also opened up a new avenue through which players can be – and have been – approached by those trying to corrupt a game.