Former Sri Lankan sports minister claims 2011 Cricket World Cup final was fixed

A former Sri Lanka sports minister claims the Sri Lanka cricket team deliberately lost the 2011 Cricket World Cup final to India for money.

Mahindananda Aluthgamage, who was the sports minister during that Cricket World Cup which was staged in India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh, said in an interview that Sri Lanka "sold'' the final played in Mumbai, India.

He offered no proof.

He says he does not want to divulge too much for the sake of the country.

He added the players were not responsible for the alleged fix, and blamed “certain other sections.”

Kumar Sangakkara, the then-captain of Sri Lanka, said the “serious'' allegations warrant an investigation by the International Cricket Council.

[Source: Stuff.co]