Colombo, Dt
The former Sri Lankan sports minister has alleged fixing in the 2011 ICC World Cup final against India, prompting protests against an investigation launched by the Sri Lankan sports ministry. Kumar Sangakkara, the veteran cricketer who captained Sri Lanka in the 2011 World Cup, was interrogated for more than five hours by a police unit of the Sri Lankan Sports Ministry.
Earlier in the day, former Sri Lankan cricketer and former chief selector Arvinda de Silva was questioned for six hours. Local cricket fans have protested against police harassment of Sri Lankan cricket stars. The youth wing of Sri Lanka's Samagi Jan Balavegaya party staged demonstrations. The same party's prime ministerial candidate Sajith Premdasa also favored cricketers.
Sangakkara was earlier questioned by former Sri Lankan cricketer Arvinda de Silva. Sri Lanka's opener Upul Tharanga was also cross-examined. Sri Lanka has a strict law on match-fixing. Under the new law, the government has allotted special police to the sports ministry.
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