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Sri Lanka Grills Top Selector over World Cup Fixing

Sri Lanka's central cricket selector for the 2011 cricket World Cup was barbecued for six hours toward the beginning of a criminal examination concerning match fixing, an investigator said Tuesday. 

Former Sri Lanka skipper and the chief selector, Aravinda de Silva, was the first to be interviewed by the newly established sports-related anti-corruption unit, its Superintendent Jagath Fonseka said.

"Today we began the examination concerning (2011 World Cup) coordinate fixing claims," Fonseka told correspondents outside his unit's office where the central selector was addressed. 

"In light of the announcement given by Aravinda de Silva today, we have chosen to gather a player from the 2011 crew, Upul Tharanga, tomorrow to record his announcement." 

Fonseka said they were getting knowledge reports just as contributions from unknown worldwide sources to proceed with their test into one of cricket's most touchy match-fixing discussions. 

De Silva himself declined remark as he left the Special Investigation Unit (SIU) where he went through more than six hours with in any event three criminologists exploring claims that Sri Lanka offered the cup last to India. 

Tharanga, who is to be addressed Wednesday, was Sri Lanka's opener at the finals. He scored only two runs during his brief remain at the wrinkle confronting 20 balls. 

The examination was provoked by previous games serve Mahindananda Aluthgamage who guaranteed recently that Sri Lanka offered the match to guarantee an Indian triumph. 

"I believe I can discuss it now. I am not associating players, however a few areas were included," Aluthgamage said. 

The island country's 1996 World Cup-winning captain Arjuna Ranatunga has likewise provided reason to feel ambiguous about the outcome and recently required an examination. 

Subsequent to beginning unequivocally, Sri Lanka lost the last at Mumbai's Wankhede arena by six wickets. 

Sri Lanka batted first and scored 274-6 off 50 overs. They showed up in a telling position when Indian genius Sachin Tendulkar was out for 18. 

In any case, India turned the game significantly, thanks to a limited extent to helpless handling and bowling by Sri Lanka, who were driven by Kumar Sangakkara. 

Sangakkara had said Aluthgamage should impart his claims to the worldwide overseeing body the International Cricket Council.

International cricket in Sri Lanka has recently been connected to debasement charges, including cases of match-fixing in front of a 2018 Test against England. 

Prior this month, the Sri Lankan cricket board said the ICC was exploring three anonymous ex-players over debasement claims. 

Match-fixing was made a criminal offense in November. Guilty parties face fines of up to 100 million rupees ($555,000) and as long as 10 years' prison.

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