Kumar Sangakkara interrogated for over 8 hours post WC 2011 match-fixing allegations

Sri Lanka, July 03: Kumar Sangakkara who was the captain of the Sri Lanka team which lost in the 2011 World Cup final, was interrogated for over eight hours at the Police Unit of the Sports Ministry. The interrogation came as allegations were made against him that the 2011 Cricket World Cup had been fixed. When he was being questioned, a protest against the investigation of the former cricketer was held outside the Sports Ministry’s office.

 

 

The Sri Lankan Sports Ministry launched a probe to look into the 2011 World Cup final between Sri Lanka and India after former Minister of Sports Mahindananda Aluthgamage accused on June 18 that the 2011 Cricket World Cup had been fixed.

 

Meanwhile, according to the reports, the youth wing of the Samagi Jana Balawegaya had organized the protest. It said the demonstration was held against the “continuous harassment of Kumar Sangakkara and other cricketers over unsubstantiated match-fixing allegations,” according to a private media.

 

Statements have been recorded already from Aluthgamage, former Chairman of the National Selection Committee Aravinda de Silva and Sri Lanka opener Upul Tharanga. On the other hand, on Thursday, Sangakkara had been summoned by the Sports Ministry.