2011 World Cup final was sold, claims Sri Lanka’s former sports minister

Sri Lanka’s former sports minister on Thursday said that Sri Lanka sold the 2011 World Cup and once again revived one of cricket’s most controversial part. He claimed that some sections were involved in the incident.

Revival of match-fixing controversy

Mahindananda Aluthgamage, who was a sports minister at the time told Sirasa TV, “I tell you today that we sold the 2011 World Cup finals. Even when I was a sports minister, I believed this.”Aluthgamage was the sports minister of the island nation from 2010 to 2015 and now he is the state minister for renewable energy and power. He told that at that time he did not want to disclose and added, “In 2011, we were to win, but we sold the match. I feel I can talk about it now. I am not connecting players, but some sections were involved.”

Sri Lanka hosted the match at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. They lost the match by six wickets which ended India’s thrust for World Cup for 28 long years. Sri Lanka lost the match as MS Dhoni went for the winning sixer over the long-on.

Arjuna Ranatunga earlier asked for investigation

Sri Lanka batted first to set a score of 274 for the loss of six wickets in 50 overs. Even in the second half of the game Sri Lankans were in a commanding position and were able to send Sachin Tendulkar back for just 18 runs. But the match dramatically turned in the favour of the Indian cricket team. Kumar Sangakkara’s team’s fielding and bowling was a major reason of the same apart from the heroics of Indian batters.

Arjuna Ranatunga, former Sri Lanka skipper was there at the stadium as the commentator. He earlier in 2017 called for an thorough investigation into the match. “When we lost, I was distressed and I had a doubt,” he said in July 2017. “We must investigate what happened to Sri Lanka at the 2011 World Cup final. I cannot reveal everything now, but one day I will. There must be an inquiry.”

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Sri Lanka’s former sports minister on Thursday said that Sri Lanka sold the 2011 World Cup and once again revived one of cricket’s most controversial part. He claimed that some sections were involved in the incident.

Revival of match-fixing controversy

Mahindananda Aluthgamage, who was a sports minister at the time told Sirasa TV, "I tell you today that we sold the 2011 World Cup finals. Even when I was a sports minister, I believed this."Aluthgamage was the sports minister of the island nation from 2010 to 2015 and now he is the state minister for renewable energy and power. He told that at that time he did not want to disclose and added, "In 2011, we were to win, but we sold the match. I feel I can talk about it now. I am not connecting players, but some sections were involved." Sri Lanka hosted the match at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. They lost the match by six wickets which ended India’s thrust for World Cup for 28 long years. Sri Lanka lost the match as MS Dhoni went for the winning sixer over the long-on.

Arjuna Ranatunga earlier asked for investigation

Sri Lanka batted first to set a score of 274 for the loss of six wickets in 50 overs. Even in the second half of the game Sri Lankans were in a commanding position and were able to send Sachin Tendulkar back for just 18 runs. But the match dramatically turned in the favour of the Indian cricket team. Kumar Sangakkara’s team’s fielding and bowling was a major reason of the same apart from the heroics of Indian batters. Arjuna Ranatunga, former Sri Lanka skipper was there at the stadium as the commentator. He earlier in 2017 called for an thorough investigation into the match. "When we lost, I was distressed and I had a doubt," he said in July 2017. "We must investigate what happened to Sri Lanka at the 2011 World Cup final. I cannot reveal everything now, but one day I will. There must be an inquiry."
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