Get Instant News Updates
Enable
x
Notification Settings X
Time Settings
Done
Clear Notification X
Do you want to clear all the notifications from your inbox?
Settings X
For Quick Alerts
ALLOW NOTIFICATIONS  
For Daily Alerts
 

ICC World Cup 2011: Lanka police questions De Silva over WC final fixing allegation

Sri Lankan police said it has questioned former national selection committee chairman Aravinda de Silva over ex-Sports Minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage's allegation that Sri Lanka's loss to India in the 2011 World Cup final was fixed.

By Pti
ICC World Cup 2011: Lanka police questions De Silva over WC final fixing allegation

Colombo, June 30: The Sri Lankan police on Tuesday said it has questioned former national selection committee chairman Aravinda de Silva over ex-Sports Minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage's allegation that the national cricket team's loss to India in the 2011 World Cup final was fixed by "certain parties".

ICC World Cup 2011: Sri Lanka say it opens criminal probe into allegations of 'fixed' finalICC World Cup 2011: Sri Lanka say it opens criminal probe into allegations of 'fixed' final

Aluthgamage has alleged that his country "sold" the game to India, a claim that was ridiculed by former captains Kumar Sangakkara and Mahela Jayawardene who demanded evidence from him.

Jayawardene ridicules former Sri Lanka Sports Minister's claim that 2011 World Cup final was soldJayawardene ridicules former Sri Lanka Sports Minister's claim that 2011 World Cup final was sold

De Silva, the then chairman of selectors, was quizzed for over six hours by the police.

Aluthgamage on June 18 made the allegation but later backtracked, saying it was just his suspicion. A special police investigation unit recorded Aluthgamage's statement last week.

De Silva, who was the man of the match in the 1996 World Cup final which Sri Lanka won, was summoned by the police on Tuesday to record his statement.

Police sources said that Upul Tharanga, the left-handed opener who played the 2011 final at Mumbai's Wankhede Stadium, would be quizzed next.

Post Aluthgamage's allegation, De Silva has asked the BCCI to conduct its own investigation. De Silva said he was willing to travel to India to take part in an investigation despite the current COVID-19 pandemic.

Story first published: Tuesday, June 30, 2020, 23:27 [IST]
Other articles published on Jun 30, 2020