XtraTime Web Desk: Legendary Sri Lanka batsman Aravinda de Silva took a dig at their minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage who claimed that the 2011 World final was fixed and urged the ICC, BCCI and SLC to investigate the matter. While giving an interview to a local TV channel, Aluthgamage, who was Sri Lanka sports minister at the time, said that the 2011 World Cup final between India and Sri Lanka was fixed. “Today I am telling you that we sold the 2011 world cup, I said this when I was the sports minister,” Aluthgamage had said.
Replying to the allegations, de Silva, who was once the Chairman of Selectors of SLC, told Sri Lankan newspaper Sunday Times: “We cannot let people get away all the time with lies. I request everyone, ICC, BCCI, and SLC to investigate this immediately.”
As per De Silva a legend like Sachin Tendulkar, who won his maiden World Cup after trying for so long deserve the respect earned after the triumph.
“Just like we cherished our World Cup victory, players like Sachin (Tendulkar) cherish these moments for the rest of their lives. I think in the interest of Sachin and the millions of cricket fans across India, it’s the duty of the Indian government and their cricket board to initiate an impartial inquiry to see whether they have won a fixed World Cup,” he said.
“When serious allegations like these are being made, it affects a lot of people. In this case not only us, the selectors, the players, and the team management but Indian cricketers who deservingly won the world title. We need to clear this once and for all for the greater good of the game we love,” he added.