Former Sri Lankan captain Mahela Jayawardene has urged his one-time teammate Hashan Tillakaratne to come out with substancial proof about the allegations of fixing matches since 1992 including the team composition for this year's World Cup final.
Former Sri Lanka captain Hashan Tillakaratne has denied naming ex-skippers Aravinda de Silva and Sanath Jayasuriya as being involved in match-fixing.
Retired Sri Lankan spin wizard Muttiah Muralitharan feels his former teammate Hashan Tillakaratne should either furnish proof of match-fixing by the country's cricketers or stop making such allegations.
The Sri Lankan captain's average in the last 12 innings before Friday was 16 with a highest score of only 45.
The Sri Lanka captain hit a gritty 93 as the second and final Test against New Zealand drifted towards a likely draw.
Hashan Tillakaratne resigned as Test captain after Sri Lanka were whitewashed 3-0 by Australia on Sunday.
Marvan Atapattu will lead the one-day side.
India have never won a second Test after they lost the first Test in England.
The first Test between Sri Lanka and New Zealand appeared heading for a draw.
Former Sri Lanka skipper Hashan Tillakaratne dropped a bombshell, claiming that match-fixing is common in his country since 1992. He promised to reveal names of those involved soon.
The wicketkeeper-batsman's performance in South Africa earned him a recall.
He created a flutter by claiming that Sri Lankan players have been fixing matches since 1992 but former captain Hashan Tillakaratne on Tuesday refused to divulge the names of those cricketers, saying he would make the revelations only to the ICC.
Pakistan's former cricket captain Imran Khan believes the ICC will have to adopt new ways to curb the menace of match-fixing as it is very difficult to detect and prove.
The Sri Lankan government on Monday launched a police probe into allegations of match-fixing levelled by former captain Hashan Tillakaratne.
Tillakaratne will lead the Test team while Atapattu will skipper for the ODIs for England's six-week tour.
The former Sri Lanka captain has been appointed chairman of a nine-member cricket committee that includes seven former national team skippers.
"It was an outstanding Test match and the character we showed after losing the toss was tremendous," said Vaughan.
Australia reached 80 for three in their second innings, a 74-run lead after Sri Lanka were bowled out for 407 in their first innings on the third day.
Fast bowler Dilhara Fernando was not considered because of a lower back injury he sustained in April.
Marvan Atapattu will lead the Tests against West Indies and the triangular ODI series in Sri Lanka
The leg-spinner inspired Australia to a famous 197-run triumph against Sri Lanka on Friday.
The Kandy franchise is owned by Bollywood actor and producer Sohail Khan, younger brother of superstar Salman Khan.
A 22 year old took the honours on Day 3.
Lanka's sports minister said some 10 million rupees (around $70,000) had been offered to the players to lose the match. Police had mounted a search for the suspect who was said to have approached the two players
Rajneesh Gupta highlights important numbers featuring the Sri Lankan team from World Cups.
The tri-series in Australia, India's final ODI engagement before the World Cup, gets underway on January 16, says Chandresh Narayanan, casting a fascinating look at the survivors from earlier World Cups.
Which Indian batsman has the highest run tally against Sri Lanka (Clue: He has an aggregate of 1,995 runs)? Which Sri Lankan skipper led the islanders against India in 13 Tests and did not win a single one? As the Test series gets underway, Rajneesh Gupta surveys India-Sri Lanka Tests played over the years.
'Playing spin, even from Zimbabwe series we couldn't cope up with. Second innings of that match and second innings of the SSC Test, the boys played really well. But there was no continuity'
Rajneesh Gupta presents the numbers from the Oval Test.
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