The
Sri Lankan cricket authorities will meet on Saturday, April 30, 2011 in
order to discuss the allegations made by the former captain, Hashan
Tillakaratne. The former player threatened
to reveal some big names involved in match-fixing in the near future.
Talking
to the media, chairman of Sri Lankan cricket, DS de Silva, stated, “We
will take a decision on what action would be taken on Hashan
Tillekaratne's allegations.” However, there was
no indication by the chairman on whether an investigation will be
launched on the matter or not.
Earlier,
Tillakaratne alleged, “Match fixing is not something that started
happening yesterday or today. This has been happening since 1992 and I
know all the people who are connected to
it.”
On being asked about the ICC World Cup 2011 final between Indian and Sri Lanka, Tillakaratne said he was unsure whether there was any wrong doing involved in that match or not.
Although
some serious allegations have been made on the Lankan Lions, the team
has been doing well in the recent past. Former captain, Kumar
Sangakkara, led his side to the finals of the
T20 and 50-over World Cups in 2009 and 2011, respectively. He failed to
lead his side to glory though, as Sri Lanka lost both the finals
against Pakistan and India.
Tillakaratne claimed that his team was fast becoming Pakistan, who suffered a lot in the recent past due to match-fixing. The Men in Green had a troublesome time in 2010, as their players
were involved in several cases of wrong doings.
Pakistan
lost three key players, Salman Butt, Mohammad Amir and Mohammad Asif,
who were found guilty of spot-fixing against England last year. The trio
had links with bookies and were barred
from playing cricket for a long period by the International Cricket
Council (ICC).
Apart
from theses players, there were also some senior members of the team,
who were investigated by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on suspicion
of corruption. One of these players was
wicket-keeper batsman, Kamran Akmal, who was just given clearance
before the World Cup. However, veteran players Shoaib Malik and Danish Kaneria were not cleared for selection by the board.
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