Arjuna Ranatunga says India vs Sri Lanka World Cup final was fixed, wants probe

[Haarkarjeetgaye]

http://www.hindustantimes.com/cricket/arjuna-ranatunga-seeks-probe-into-india-sri-lanka-world-cup-final-amid-fixing-allegations/story-sRvgMdGEfFdCcrYVYVkVcK.html

 

Former Sri Lanka skipper Arjuna Ranatunga on Friday demanded an investigation into the country’s 2011 World Cup final defeat against MS Dhoni-led India amid allegations of match fixing.

Ranatunga, 53, in a video posted on his Facebook page, said he was shocked by Sri Lanka’s six-wicket defeat in the final at the Wankhede stadium in Mumbai.

“I was also in India giving commentaries at the time. When we lost, I was distressed and I had a doubt,” Arjuna Ranatunga said. “We must investigate what happened to Sri Lanka at the 2011 World Cup final.”

“I cannot reveal everything now, but one day I will. There must be an inquiry.”

Without giving names, Arjuna Ranatunga said players could not hide the “dirt” with their clean white cricket clothing.

 
 Dramatic turn

Sri Lanka, batting first, scored 274-6 off 50 overs and appeared in a commanding position when Indian superstar Sachin Tendulkar was caught for 18. India turned the game dramatically thanks partly to poor fielding and bowling by Sri Lanka.

Also, Sri Lanka missed four key players Angelo Mathews, Ajantha Mendis, Rangana Herath and Chamara Silva missed the final.

Local media have raised suspicions of Sri Lankans throwing the match, but there was no formal call for an investigation till Ranatunga’s outburst.

Ranatunga’s spokesman Thamira Manju told AFP that he was writing to President Maithripala Sirisena and Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe complaining about the state of cricket in the country.

READ | India’s path to historic 2011 World Cup victory

There have been recriminations in the country since Sri Lanka suffered a humiliating 3-2 loss to bottom-ranked Zimbabwe in a five-match one-day series on home soil this month.

There is also growing tension between Sri Lankan sports authorities and players about the use of managers, including an agent who represents more than half the national team.

Sports Minister Dayasiri Jayasekera has said he wants to regulate agents in cricket in a bid to prevent the possibility of one individual fixing matches using a network of players under his management.

Former Skipper Kumar Sangakkara, who led Sri Lanka in the 2011 World Cup defeat, has publicly defended his manager, a foreign national, who is also an agent for many other local players.

Corruption record

Last year, the International Cricket Council imposed a three-year ban on a top Sri Lankan official Jayananda Warnaweera for failing to cooperate with an anti-corruption investigation.

Warnaweera, a former Test player who was facing a two-year domestic ban over allegations of involvement in match-fixing, failed to attend interviews with an ICC anti-corruption unit.

Sri Lankan players and umpires have been accused of match fixing in the past, but Warnaweera was the high ranking official to be found guilty and penalised.

Sri Lanka’s cricket board suspended a fast bowling coach and sacked a part-time employee for their alleged roles in approach to two Sri Lankan players to arrange a defeat by West Indies at Galle in October 2015.

An unnamed man linked to a bookmaker had offered the two players some 10 million rupees (around $70,000) to lose the match.

Betting is illegal in most of the cricket-mad Indian subcontinent, but backstreet bookmakers -- many with underworld links -- still flourish.

Although no big-name Sri Lankan player has ever been convicted of corruption, several former stars have made allegations of match fixing or spot-fixing -- when players deliberately bowl or field badly to give away a set number of runs.

[Tibarn]

This guy is a moron. I doubt even Lankans would take him seriously. He has a major inferiority complex when it comes to India. 

[Pollack]

[putrevus]

There is higher chance of Azharuddin fixing 1996 semis than this even though both of them were fair matches in my view.. In 1996 they lost two early wickets and still ended up with very decent score and then while batting after Tendulkar got out, everyone was batting as if they were batting on bunsen burner with no clue.It was very chasable target.

[Gollum]

But the 2014 WT20 finals wasn't fixed right?

Effing moron. Only suspicion for me till this day is that 1996 WC SF and with Azhar as captain, you never know?

[Cricketics]

Also need to investigate 1996 final since it took place in Lahore.

[Haarkarjeetgaye]

He is saying he has proof. If he does why not bring it out. Kejri type drama

[Stuge]

1996 world cup semi final was Fixed - Kambli .

[TheWall]

A big drama to divert the attention from losing to zimbabwe...

This drum kumbakarna has woken up now...

Edited July 15, 2017 by TheWall

[MechEng]

Zimbabwe ki phainty ke baad sadma lag gaya 

[jf1gp_1]

9 hours ago, Haarkarjeetgaye said:

http://www.hindustantimes.com/cricket/arjuna-ranatunga-seeks-probe-into-india-sri-lanka-world-cup-final-amid-fixing-allegations/story-sRvgMdGEfFdCcrYVYVkVcK.html

 

Former Sri Lanka skipper Arjuna Ranatunga on Friday demanded an investigation into the country’s 2011 World Cup final defeat against MS Dhoni-led India amid allegations of match fixing.

Ranatunga, 53, in a video posted on his Facebook page, said he was shocked by Sri Lanka’s six-wicket defeat in the final at the Wankhede stadium in Mumbai.

“I was also in India giving commentaries at the time. When we lost, I was distressed and I had a doubt,” Arjuna Ranatunga said. “We must investigate what happened to Sri Lanka at the 2011 World Cup final.”

“I cannot reveal everything now, but one day I will. There must be an inquiry.”

Without giving names, Arjuna Ranatunga said players could not hide the “dirt” with their clean white cricket clothing.

 
 Dramatic turn

Sri Lanka, batting first, scored 274-6 off 50 overs and appeared in a commanding position when Indian superstar Sachin Tendulkar was caught for 18. India turned the game dramatically thanks partly to poor fielding and bowling by Sri Lanka.

Also, Sri Lanka missed four key players Angelo Mathews, Ajantha Mendis, Rangana Herath and Chamara Silva missed the final.

Local media have raised suspicions of Sri Lankans throwing the match, but there was no formal call for an investigation till Ranatunga’s outburst.

Ranatunga’s spokesman Thamira Manju told AFP that he was writing to President Maithripala Sirisena and Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe complaining about the state of cricket in the country.

READ | India’s path to historic 2011 World Cup victory

There have been recriminations in the country since Sri Lanka suffered a humiliating 3-2 loss to bottom-ranked Zimbabwe in a five-match one-day series on home soil this month.

There is also growing tension between Sri Lankan sports authorities and players about the use of managers, including an agent who represents more than half the national team.

Sports Minister Dayasiri Jayasekera has said he wants to regulate agents in cricket in a bid to prevent the possibility of one individual fixing matches using a network of players under his management.

Former Skipper Kumar Sangakkara, who led Sri Lanka in the 2011 World Cup defeat, has publicly defended his manager, a foreign national, who is also an agent for many other local players.

Corruption record

Last year, the International Cricket Council imposed a three-year ban on a top Sri Lankan official Jayananda Warnaweera for failing to cooperate with an anti-corruption investigation.

Warnaweera, a former Test player who was facing a two-year domestic ban over allegations of involvement in match-fixing, failed to attend interviews with an ICC anti-corruption unit.

Sri Lankan players and umpires have been accused of match fixing in the past, but Warnaweera was the high ranking official to be found guilty and penalised.

Sri Lanka’s cricket board suspended a fast bowling coach and sacked a part-time employee for their alleged roles in approach to two Sri Lankan players to arrange a defeat by West Indies at Galle in October 2015.

An unnamed man linked to a bookmaker had offered the two players some 10 million rupees (around $70,000) to lose the match.

Betting is illegal in most of the cricket-mad Indian subcontinent, but backstreet bookmakers -- many with underworld links -- still flourish.

Although no big-name Sri Lankan player has ever been convicted of corruption, several former stars have made allegations of match fixing or spot-fixing -- when players deliberately bowl or field badly to give away a set number of runs.

96 WC India took 2 wickets in first over yet somehow SL managed to score 250, then india were 100/1 yet somehow lost 6-7 wickets for 20 more runs. Ranatunga you were SL captain then, do you see anything fishy ? of course you won't cause above can happen in cricket but what dhoni did is fixing. 

[nevada]

He is not the first ex cricketer from SL to bring this up. Even Hashan Tilakaranta made a similar revelation. It is possible that they do have proof but it is also very likely that proof will never see the light of day. Public statements like this are meant to rattle the people these guys want to deal with. Give me x or I will reveal Y is the pattern here.

[wanted_desi]

He was always an idiot. We should just ignore him. 

[Haarkarjeetgaye]

1 hour ago, nevada said:

He is not the first ex cricketer from SL to bring this up. Even Hashan Tilakaranta made a similar revelation. It is possible that they do have proof but it is also very likely that proof will never see the light of day. Public statements like this are meant to rattle the people these guys want to deal with. Give me x or I will reveal Y is the pattern here.

I also believe the same but then we also don't have any proof.

[nevada]

There were doubts about the India-Pak semifinal too. Delaying to take batting power play and Misbah's slow batting were couple of bizarre incidents in that match.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/cricket/article-2230682/Cricket-match-fixing-Was-World-Cup-semi-final-fixed.html

[WC2011INDIA]

The only thing worth cherishing about in Indian cricket and this guy threatening to take it away...*. If it is ever proved that world cup 2011 was fixed for India to win, I will give up on cricket completely and all those players who were in the squad will lose whateverlittlel respect I have for them. 

[jalebi_bhai]

11 hours ago, nevada said:

He is not the first ex cricketer from SL to bring this up. Even Hashan Tilakaranta made a similar revelation. It is possible that they do have proof but it is also very likely that proof will never see the light of day. Public statements like this are meant to rattle the people these guys want to deal with. Give me x or I will reveal Y is the pattern here.

And that is because their own legends like Murali, Sanga, Dilshan, Malinga and Mahela will be exposed. 

[PBN]

6 year old news

anyways, it would be Sri Lanka and their cricketers that would be exposed and shamed

 

when people lose, there's always conspiracy theories

Edited July 15, 2017 by PBN

[Haarkarjeetgaye]

13 minutes ago, PBN said:

6 year old news

anyways, it would be Sri Lanka and their cricketers that would be exposed and shamed

 

when people lose, there's always conspiracy theories

He said it in this week only..?

[PBN]

17 minutes ago, Haarkarjeetgaye said:

He said it in this week only..?

i meant that the world cup  was 6 years ago.