Betting scandal: Sri Lankan player under spotlight

[Roshanrocks]

see what the three idiots have done? now we are lookn at all incedent on the cricket field as possible fixing :((

[vamos_rafa]

Dilhara Fernando? I can't believe it. This guy is such a talented and dedicated cricketer.

Talented?? I doubt. He's so much in and out that he has never been able to prove anything. But still by the looks of Dilhara Fernanado,the player who seemed dedicated, does not look like someone who would be involved in these things. But looks can be deceptive.

[TheWall]

B'coz of these greedy poyz, every no-ball, misfield, catch dropped will be viewed with suspicion. They have almost killed the 'gentleman's Game' Only solution : BAN PAKISTAN FROM CRICKET May sound harsh - but its the only solution as of now.

[Duckworth&Lewis]

Author of this article has just registered in SL cricket forum. :omg: This is what he has to say,

Truth and fiction about my story On Sunday in The Guardian I wrote a story concerning investigations carried out by ICC anti-corruption officers into suspicious activities in Sri Lanka cricket. I stand by that story - that Sri Lankan players properly and impressively reported their concerns to the ACU, that these concerns have been investigated, and that no charges have been laid. I stand by everything I wrote in that story. I have since read with great interest the allegations made in The Island newspaper - namely that I have been fed information by Charlie Austin, who manages some of the Sri Lanka players and that this story will somehow benefit him. This is nonsense. I have tried to respond on the Island website but they do not seem to be democratic enough to allow me the right of reply. I would therefore like to request the chance to reply here. I hope you will allow this as permissable. 1. I have spent ther past eight or nine days working on the match-fixing story in the UK. During that time I have spoken to hundreds of people about match-fixing. I also have many friends and contacts in Sri Lanka. I have not spoken to Charlie Austin on this subject. 2. It is true that myself and Charlie Austin are directors of reddottours.com. We are proud of what the travel company has achieved in promoting travel to Sri Lanka. The idea that this constitutes evidence that Charlie Austin has fed me information is malicvious, lazy, deceitful journalism. 3. The suggestion is that I am trying to vilify the name of a Sri Lanka player. As I did not name the player, I find this conclusion odd to say the least. 4. I do not claim to know everything in this matter, and do not print what I do not know to be true, but I do believe that rooting out cricket corruption in all countries is essential. This is not a time for people to start playing cheap, nationalistic cards. I would invite the cridcket writer on The Iskland, if he possesses the courage and the skills to do so, to aspire to principles of quality, investigative journalism, seek out the tuth, whatever that truth may be, and print it, instead of dealing in idle, tittle-tattle for reasons best known to himself. Congratulations on the blog. David

After this post, he has not answered any questions from the forum posters. Now, I have even more doubts about this man. :mad:

[Gunner_Mania]

Dilhara Fernando? I can't believe it. This guy is such a talented and dedicated cricketer.

Mohd Amir - Talented - Check Dedicated - Check Cricketer - check

[riwi999]

Players whose financial future is somewhat uncertain are prime fixing targets. Pakistani players easily fit the bill because the entire country's cricketing future is dicey. Even before this scandal, they were struggling to have a full cricket calendar. With other countries, players like Dilhara are good targets. He is already 31, he is unlikely to make very much money through legal channels in the game. And though he must have made a bit in the IPL, it is probably not enough for his desires in life. And he is a bowler, so great for spot-fixing. Am not saying he is guilty but if the ACSU want to do some profiling of cricketers (to be able to focus their resources) players like Dilhara would not be a bad target.

[Sachinism]

Has he been accused because of his no-ball problem?

[achilles]

Mohd Amir - Talented - Check Dedicated - Check Cricketer - check

For Amir: Young & Naive - Check The above category wouldn't apply to Dilhara though. It is shocking what cricket is turning into.

[thongale]

Has he been accused because of his no-ball problem?

Would have beaten Bill Gates if he spot fixed on no-balls by now.:haha:

[SachDan]

Tillakaratne Dilshan under ICC scanner for bookie link LONDON: In a shocking turn of events, Tillakaratne Dilshan has turned out to be the leading Sri Lankan cricketer the ICC's Anti-corruption and Security Unit has been monitoring for alleged links with a bookmaker. The 'Daily Mail' on Friday claimed that Dilshan was the player named in a Sri Lankan Cricket Board report to ICC's ACSU last year after he was allegedly spotted with a suspected illegal bookmaker in a London nightclub. The report was filed by the Sri Lankan team manager after captain Kumar Sangakkara passed on suspicions among team-mates that Dilshan had been seen with the bookie during Twenty20 World Cup in England in June last year, the newspaper claimed. "The player concerned has been under the ICC's scanner since the Twenty20 World Cup in England in 2009," it said. Sri Lanka Cricket had reportedly kept the entire matter away from the public spotlight though Dilshan has been investigated by Sri Lankan police. No charges though was laid on Dilshan by the Sri Lankan police. "There is no suggestion of any wrongdoing on the part of Dilshan. The Sri Lankans followed the ICC's protocol to the letter, reporting the alleged incident as soon as it was made known to the team management," the 'Daily Mail' report said. A Sri Lanka team spokesman, however, denied any player having connection with bookies. "He has done nothing wrong. There is no evidence against any of the Sri Lankan players. None of them are guilty. These allegations are being drummed up by unscrupulous elements who are trying to upset Sri Lanka's plans for the (2011) World Cup," the spokesman was quoted as saying by the newspaper. The revelation of alleged connection of bookies with a high-profile player came at a time world cricket has been engulfed with 'spot-fixing' scandal involving three Pakistanis. Pakistan Test captain Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Aamer were suspended by the ICC and interrogated by Scotland Yard after a British tabloid claimed in a sting operation that they took bribe from a bookie to bowl deliberate no-balls during a Test match against England at Lord's two weeks ago.

[achilles]

Karan & I were right. Poor Dilhara got dragged into this.

[Duckworth&Lewis]

LOL its just an allegation.. He's not guilty until proven Are we gonna see every no-ball, wide, mis-fields from the point of Match-fixing ? :winky:

..but unfortunately, u missed the SLC's respond to the above news.. :hmmm: SLC responds to “The Island” article [about Dilhara Fernando] Sri Lanka Cricket has noted with dismay the article in today’s edition of The Island wherein Dilhara Fernando has been accused of being in the ICC Anti Corruption Unit’s radar for the last two years. The ICC Anti Corruption Unit has not brought such an issue to the attention of SLC and it is deemed unfair that such accusations are directed at our players without verifying the facts. Sri Lanka Cricket is alarmed at the growing tendency of your newspaper to point fingers at its players without substantiation. Please note that in May 2009 the ICC’s Anti Corruption Unit travelled to Sri Lanka to interview Sri Lanka’s cricketers with regard to the Lahore terrorist attack on the Sri Lanka team bus. During their visit to Sri Lanka, Dilhara Fernando voluntarily reported a suspicious approach to the team management and it was immediately referred to the ICC Anti Corruption Unit who in turned carried out a regulation interview with Dilhara. The interviewing of players after the reporting of suspicious approaches is standard practice and the above-mentioned cricketer followed the correct protocol. The Anti Corruption Unit then followed their normal protocol and launched an investigation. We can confirm that no further information has been provided to us with regard to this incident or player that necessitates any action or raises any concern. We would like to add the SLC works closely with the ICC and the Anti Corruption Unit in the best interests of the game and the protection of our cricketers from corruption. We would like to urge your esteemed newspaper that it is extremely important that our cricketers continue to report all suspicious approaches or events, as required by the ICC Code of Conduct, without the fear that such cooperation will lead to unsubstantiated allegations being made in the public domain, which in term will lead to enormous mental stress and might ultimately affect the performance of individuals as well as the team. We would also like to emphasise that it is essential for our players’ own safety that they can make such reports in a confidential manner to the relevant authorities. Source.. These medias.. :wall:

[Duckworth&Lewis]

Would have beaten Bill Gates if he spot fixed on no-balls by now.:haha:

:haha: He would have spot-fixed not to bowl no-balls. :hysterical:

[Zap_Brannigan]

How did the media get the information? Its really stupid if names of the cricketers who report the bookies to its boards keep leaking.

[thongale]

Sinister campaign to tarnish Dilshan’s name A smear campaign purportedly orchestrated by a left-handed attacking batsman who has fallen foul of the selectors in the recent past, against dashing Sri Lanka opener TM Dilshan to tarnish the latter’s public image has surfaced, LAKBIMAnEWS reliably understands. According to sources this player has set in motion this malicious campaign implicating Dilshan to an alleged sex assault case during Sri Lanka’s tri-series tour of Zimbabwe last June, to win his place back in the team ahead of the 2011 World Cup in the Indian sub-continent, as he has experienced a wretched run of form in the shorter versions in the past few seasons. It is also reliably learnt that this southpaw has also got around a few media outlets and some cricket scribes writing with vested interests, to further gain impetus to his sinister scheme of slinging mud at the successful run currently enjoyed by Dilshan. He is allegedly continuing this scurrilous campaign, so that the free-scoring Sri Lanka opener could be forced out from the team if it could receive wide media publicity turning it into a sex scandal on the eve of the World Cup next year, where Sri Lanka would be one of the co-hosts. Meanwhile, Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) issuing a statement in this regard has charged that certain media organizations have been misleading the public by accusing some players of misbehaviour during the tour of Zimbabwe. The SLC states thus “As the sole responsible administrative body of cricket in Sri Lanka, we would like to state, that we do not take disciplinary action against players based on baseless allegations and innuendos that are vindictive with the objective of character assassinations of individuals. We assure that apt and prompt action will be taken against any player no matter if he is a senior or junior, if they are found guilty after a proper inquiry.”

[thongale]

Tillakaratne Dilshan under ICC scanner for bookie link

Where did you manage to find that drivel. Here is the original article in Daily Mail Online. Batting maverick Tillakaratne Dilshan was the player named in a Sri Lankan cricket board report to the ICC’s Anti-Corruption Unit last year after he was allegedly spotted with a suspected illegal bookmaker in a London nightclub. The report was filed by the Sri Lankan team manager after captain Kumar Sangakkara passed on suspicions among team-mates that Dilshan had been seen with the bookie during the World Twenty20 tournament in England in June 2009. There is no suggestion of any wrongdoing on the part of Dilshan. The Sri Lankans followed the ICC’s protocol to the letter, reporting the alleged incident as soon as it was made known to the team management. But, with a cloud hanging over the sport following allegations of spot-fixing by three Pakistan players in the Lord’s Test against England and the news that seamer Wahab Riaz will be questioned by Scotland Yard detectives on Tuesday, the suspicions raised about another high-profile cricketer will be viewed as a further blow to the game. Dilshan made a name for himself last summer when his ‘Dilscoop’ - in which he shovels the ball over his own head and that of the wicket-keeper - became the iconic image of the World Twenty20 competition and propelled his side to the final, where they lost to Pakistan. The 33-year-old had already become a hero in Sri Lanka for his courageous behaviour during the attack on his team’s bus by terrorists in Lahore in March 2009. Kent coach Paul Farbrace, who was Sri Lanka’s assistant coach at the time, told Sportsmail earlier this year: ‘He stuck his head up when the bullets were flying around, sat behind the driver and guided him through the parked cars that the attackers had put there to try to stop us escaping. ‘I could hear Dilshan shouting, “Go left, go right†- and it was only the fact that the driver and Dilshan didn’t get shot that enabled us to get away.’ Those close to Dilshan said on Thursday he has done nothing wrong. A Sri Lanka team spokesman said: ‘There is no evidence against any of the Sri Lankan players. None of them are guilty. These allegations are being drummed up by unscrupulous elements who are trying to upset Sri Lanka’s plans for the World Cup.' Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/cricket/article-1310653/Tillakaratne-Dilshan-met-bookie-nightclub.html?ito=feeds-newsxml#ixzz0z7UUTz1W

[The Dark Horse]

They are showing things like Dilshan fixed matches in even regional news channels:giggle:

[thongale]

Obviously somebody wants Dilshan to be affected and not 100% at the WC. A veteran left hander who was dropped due to poor form is one.

[kabira]

Dilshan can clearly sue the newspaper??

[yoda]

Batting maverick Tillakaratne Dilshan was the player named in a Sri Lankan cricket board report to the ICC’s Anti-Corruption Unit last year after he was allegedly spotted with a suspected illegal bookmaker in a London nightclub. The report was filed by the Sri Lankan team manager after captain Kumar Sangakkara passed on suspicions among team-mates that Dilshan had been seen with the bookie during the World Twenty20 tournament in England in June 2009.

Obviously somebody wants Dilshan to be affected and not 100% at the WC. A veteran left hander who was dropped due to poor form is one.

How did you go from what is reported in the first post to the next?