Mahindananda Aluthgamage

Sri Lankan police "botched" an investigation into the 2011 cricket World Cup final which the country lost to India, a senior minister told parliament Tuesday, reviving an explosive match-fixing controversy.

The Lankan government has ordered an enquiry into the matter and a special Police investigation unit recorded Mahindananda Aluthgamage's statement on Wednesday.

The captain of Sri Lanka at that time, Kumar Sangakkara, asked former sports minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage to produce evidence for an anti-corruption probe.

The new selection panel is part of sports minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage's initiative to improve the country's international standing, particularly in Tests in which Sri Lanka is currently placed a lowly sixth.

While Mahindananda Aluthgamage feels it is necessary, SLC has said it cannot do anything till ICC reports the matter.

Sri Lanka government will soon be framing anti-corruption laws to eradicate the possibility of match fixing in cricket, Sports Minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage has told the Parliament.

Sri Lanka's Sports Minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage has urged cricket team skipper Tillakaratne Dilshan to maintain sound communications with the selection committee and coach to help end their losing streak.

Sri Lankan middle-order batsman Thilan Samaraweera, who was earlier overlooked by the selectors for the upcoming tour to South Africa, has been reinstated in the squad, Sports Minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage said on Tuesday.

The interim committee running Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has to be dissolved mid next month and the first election in seven years would be held, Sports Minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage said in Colombo on Thursday.

Sri Lanka Sports Minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage on Tuesday rubbished claims that Sri Lanka Premier League (SLPL) has been stalled due to non-participation of Indian players and sponsorship issues.

Sports minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage has set up a four-member Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) interim committee and vowed to save the game from the mafia.

Sri Lankan Sports Minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage rubbished claims made by former captain Hashan Tillakaratne that match-fixing is a common phenomenon in the country's cricketing circles on Friday.

The club versus country debate has been reignited after the Sri Lankan Sports Minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage said that national team duties must take precedence over the IPL.

Sri Lankan police "botched" an investigation into the 2011 cricket World Cup final which the country lost to India, a senior minister told parliament Tuesday, reviving an explosive match-fixing controversy.

The Lankan government has ordered an enquiry into the matter and a special Police investigation unit recorded Mahindananda Aluthgamage's statement on Wednesday.

The captain of Sri Lanka at that time, Kumar Sangakkara, asked former sports minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage to produce evidence for an anti-corruption probe.

The new selection panel is part of sports minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage's initiative to improve the country's international standing, particularly in Tests in which Sri Lanka is currently placed a lowly sixth.

While Mahindananda Aluthgamage feels it is necessary, SLC has said it cannot do anything till ICC reports the matter.

Sri Lanka government will soon be framing anti-corruption laws to eradicate the possibility of match fixing in cricket, Sports Minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage has told the Parliament.

Sri Lanka's Sports Minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage has urged cricket team skipper Tillakaratne Dilshan to maintain sound communications with the selection committee and coach to help end their losing streak.

Sri Lankan middle-order batsman Thilan Samaraweera, who was earlier overlooked by the selectors for the upcoming tour to South Africa, has been reinstated in the squad, Sports Minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage said on Tuesday.

The interim committee running Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has to be dissolved mid next month and the first election in seven years would be held, Sports Minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage said in Colombo on Thursday.

Sri Lanka Sports Minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage on Tuesday rubbished claims that Sri Lanka Premier League (SLPL) has been stalled due to non-participation of Indian players and sponsorship issues.

Sports minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage has set up a four-member Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) interim committee and vowed to save the game from the mafia.

Sri Lankan Sports Minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage rubbished claims made by former captain Hashan Tillakaratne that match-fixing is a common phenomenon in the country's cricketing circles on Friday.

The club versus country debate has been reignited after the Sri Lankan Sports Minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage said that national team duties must take precedence over the IPL.