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The Board
of Cricket Control of Sri Lanka, (BCCSL) Monday appointed a one man
commission of inquiry to probe the allegations of match fixing against two
of its Cricketers.
The two -- former Skipper Arjuna Ranatunga and middle order batsman
Aravinda de Silva -- were named as recipients of bribes by India's Central
Bureau of Investigation (CBI).
The Board named Desmond Fernando, a member of the International Cricket
Council's code of conduct committee, to head the commission of inquiry,
BCCSL President Thilanga Sumathipala said.
Fernando, a well known human rights lawyer and former President of Sri
Lanka's bar council has been give 30 days to conduct the inquiry and
submit his report, Sumathipala said. He has been given total freedom to
visit India and other countries to gather evidence.
Sumathipala said Fernando would investigate matches played by Sri Lanka
over the past 10 years and his report would be forwarded to the Minister
of Sports, Lakshman Kirialla for further action. Ranatunga and Aravinda
figured in the CBI report after they were named by Indian bookie M.K.
Gupta.
The Indian book maker said the two Sri Lankan cricketers were among
several international cricketers, who received bribes from him to fix
matches. Both cricketers denied the allegations.
Ranatunga said he was never approached by any bookie in his career, de
Silva said he had been sounded out by a bookie to under play in one match
in India and claimed he reported it to the team management.
The allegations of the match fixing against the two cricketers have sent
shock waves among the cricket fans.
Sumathipala said the BCCSL decided to appoint an inquiry after it received
official confirmation about the CBI report from its Indian Cricket Board.
"The CBI's official report is on its way. But we have been officially
told by the Indian Cricket Board that allegations of match fixing have
been made against Ranatunga and Aravinda,'' he said. Asked why the BCCSL
opted for a civilian commission of inquiry, he said the Board respected
the CBI's credentials as an official agency of the Indian Government. |
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