Sri Lanka sold 2011 WC final to India

Absolute nonsense on the face of it. Some politician trying to get some visibility. That is all. Is he questioning Sangakkara? There was also a similar allegation on Atapattu when he was leading and that fell flat too. These two are possibly the two most passionate cricketers to play for their country.

Would be serious money involved though.

Very serious to throw a WC final. All those players value would go up with a win. To forego it means they would have got paid a hell of a lot.

ZIMDOGGY wrote: ↑Tue Jun 30, 2020 7:39 am

Would be serious money involved though.

Very serious to throw a WC final. All those players value would go up with a win. To forego it means they would have got paid a hell of a lot.

Yeah I agree

Multiple millions at the very least you’d think

jaybro wrote: ↑Tue Jun 30, 2020 10:12 am

Yeah I agree

Multiple millions at the very least you’d think

And that leaves a paper trail. You can't give multple millions to multiple players in a currency whose value surely makes it tens of millions if not hundreds of millions via a bank wire. Depositing a suitcase full of cash by any involved person would be suspicious.

I highly doubt this is true. India were playing at home, got umpires benefit in the semifinal vs PAK, etc. Its not like SL were such a great team that they couldn't lose a match to India in India.

Hmmm there’s definitely criminal transactions in this realm so I don’t see that as a reason why it wouldn’t be true

In my opinion the main reason why this isn’t true is that surely no player would ever chuck a World Cup final? Surely no amount of money can make you do that

Kriterion_BD wrote: ↑Tue Jun 30, 2020 5:57 pm

jaybro wrote: ↑Tue Jun 30, 2020 10:12 am

Yeah I agree

Multiple millions at the very least you’d think

And that leaves a paper trail. You can't give multple millions to multiple players in a currency whose value surely makes it tens of millions if not hundreds of millions via a bank wire. Depositing a suitcase full of cash by any involved person would be suspicious.

I highly doubt this is true. India were playing at home, got umpires benefit in the semifinal vs PAK, etc. Its not like SL were such a great team that they couldn't lose a match to India in India.

Crims have their ways of doing this. Would be easier in a sunny country where I assume cash is king.

Could be as simple as suitcases stuffed with cash, or sophisticated laundering systems.

If Sangakkara becomes an artist tomorrow and starts selling oil paintings for a million each to private buyers then we can be suss.

Kumar Sangakkara, Mahela Jayawardene, Aravinda de Silva and Upul Tharanga have all been summoned to appear before a special investigations unit set up by Sri Lanka's Sports Ministry, over allegations of match-fixing in the 2011 World Cup final. The allegations were made by Mahindananda Aluthgamage, who was the sports minister at the time, and is seeking re-election in parliamentary polls next month.

Although Aluthgamage has claimed that he is in possession of evidence that fixing occurred, nothing substantial has been made public. The ICC's Anti-Corruption Unit (ACU) has never stated the final was under suspicion either. A senior ICC official at the time has told ESPNcricinfo that they do not recall having received any complaints about possible corruption in that match. And separately, a senior official from the tournament organising committee has also confirmed to ESPNcricinfo that no complaint related to corruption has been filed regarding that game.

Broadly, Aluthgamage's allegations appear to be about the four changes Sri Lanka made to their XI for the final. However, Sangakkara (who was captain), Jayawardene (who was vice-captain) and de Silva (who was chief selector) have repeatedly said that those changes were precipitated by injuries to two players - Angelo Mathews and Muttiah Muralitharan - sustained during the semi-final. Muralitharan was able to play the final, but has since said he had not been fully fit. Mathews, meanwhile, was the player who provided balance to the XI, and his exit from the side is said to have changed the batsmen/bowler composition that Sri Lanka had been using for much of the World Cup.

That the sports ministry can summon these players before a special investigations unit is due to the "Prevention of offences related to sports act", which was passed last year with the aim of curbing fixing. The ICC's ACU is understood to have worked closely with the Sri Lankan government during the drafting of that bill.

De Silva had given evidence before the investigations unit on Tuesday, while Tharanga had appeared before the unit on Wednesday. Sangakkara and Jayawardene will make their appearances either side of the weekend.

https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id ... -cup-final

Interesting that they’ve been summoned to attend the hearing, must have some sort of evidence to back up the theory ?

foreignfield wrote: ↑Thu Jul 02, 2020 8:00 am

Shady politics are nothing new in SL. Arjuna Ranatunga, wo was quoted in the earlier article, is also in politics these days if I'm not mistaken.

I give this as much credit as a ZANU-PF minister going public tomorrow, claiming Ervine sold the WC qualifiers and brought covid-19 to Wuhan.

Pretty much.