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Message: <blockquote data-quote="prasannaf" data-source="post: 10016667" data-attributes="member: 372">Back up fixing claims, Sri Lanka tells Tillakaratne       ESPNcricinfo staff   May 2, 2011         Text size:    A    | A                    <img src="http://www.espncricinfo.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/49000/49099.2.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />                 Hashan Tillakaratne has been asked to substantiate his claims     © Getty Images                              Enlarge                                                             Related Links                                         In Focus:              <a href="http://www.espncricinfo.com/infocus/content/story/infocus.html?subject=4" target="_blank">Match-fixing</a>          Players/Officials:              <a href="http://www.espncricinfo.com/srilanka/content/player/50744.html" target="_blank">Hashan Tillakaratne</a>          Teams:              <a href="http://www.espncricinfo.com/srilanka/content/team/8.html" target="_blank">Sri Lanka</a>                    Sri Lanka Cricket has asked former captain <a href="http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/50744.html" target="_blank">Hashan Tillakaratne</a>  to substantiate his allegations of widespread match-fixing in the  country's cricket. The news came soon after Sri Lanka's sports minister  Mahindananda Aluthgamage announced he had asked the inspector-general of  police to investigate the claims.   Tillakaratne, who played 83 Tests and 200 one-dayers during a 15-year  career, alleged that Sri Lankan players had been involved in  match-fixing since 1992, and that he was prepared to name them. His  allegations were published last week in Sri Lanka's Daily Mirror newspaper but the comments are believed to have been made soon after the World Cup final on April 2.   "Match-fixing is something which has been in this country over a period  of time," Tillakaratne was quoted as saying. "This has spread like a  cancer today. There were threats of this issue being exposed at various  times. But it was pushed down by giving money to various people. If the  people who were responsible for that are listening to this, I state this  today with great responsibility, I will shortly reveal the names of  those responsible."   Kumar Sangakkara and Mahela Jayawardene, senior members of the current  Sri Lankan team, responded days later by asking Tillakaratne to provide  evidence. Sangakkara, who stepped down from the captaincy after the  World Cup, said Tillakaratne should work very closely with the ACSU  (Anti-Corruption and Security Unit) of the ICC and the home authorities.   SLC's statement was on similar lines to Sangakkara's reaction, calling  on Tillakaratne and Arjuna Ranatunga - another former captain who voiced  similar concerns - to substantiate their statements with concrete  evidence. "We also wish to state that we find it extremely strange that  these so called 'revelations' are being made so many years after the  alleged misdeeds," the statement read.   "It is to be noted that there is a system in place, whereby any player  or official who feels that there is suspicion of match-fixing has to  inform his home board and the ICC ACSU who would commence investigations  into the matter immediately. In the interest of SLC and the country, it  is imperative that if such statements are made it should be done with  substantial evidence and utmost responsibility."</blockquote>

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