Dilhara Fernando in Anti-Corruption radar for past two years
September 8, 2010, 9:32 pm
Leading Sri Lanka fast bowler Dilhara Fernando has been in the International Cricket Council’s Anti Corruption Unit radar for the last two years, ‘The Island’ reliably learns.
‘The Island’ can confirm that the officers from ICC’s Anti-Corruption Unit were in Colombo for an inquiry either early this year or late last year and Fernando had to be helped by a translator. A former Manager of the National cricket team had functioned as the translator helping the inquiry; cricket sources told ‘The Island’.
Although all the attention with regard to ICC investigations has been now diverted to a leading batsman in the side, we can confirm that Fernando was under ICC investigations for almost two years now.
Apart from the batsman mentioned above, a young all-rounder also has been under ICC investigations since the conclusion of last year’s ICC T-20 World Cup in England, where Sri Lanka emerged runners-up losing a one-sided final to Pakistan at Lord’s.
Fernando, 31, has been in and out of the Sri Lankan side since the emergence of Lasith Malinga and Nuwan Kulasekara. He was part of the Sri Lankan side that drew the high scoring second Test Match against India at the Sinhalese Sports Club ground last month where he picked up just one wicket. His last appearance in Sri Lankan colours however was in the recent tri-nation tournament match against India at Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium.
Ever since former South African captain Hansie Cronje was found guilty of accepting money from an Indian bookmaker in the year 2000, several cricketers including three Test captains received life bans for their links with bookies.
In the year 2000, the ICC established the Anti-Corruption Unit under Sir Paul Condon to root out corruption from the game and it was widely accepted that match fixing had been taken out from the sport. But it raised its head again after British tabloid News of the World carried out an operation that named two Pakistani players for bowling no balls after it had been pre-arranged during a Test Match against England two weeks ago. Pakistan captain Salman Butt also was alleged to have been involved in the controversy and all three players have been since suspended.
Source:
http://www.island.lk/index.php?page_cat=article-details&page=article-details&code_title=6245"]http://www.island.lk/index.php?page_cat=article-details&page=article-details&code_title=6245
September 8, 2010, 9:32 pm
Leading Sri Lanka fast bowler Dilhara Fernando has been in the International Cricket Council’s Anti Corruption Unit radar for the last two years, ‘The Island’ reliably learns.
‘The Island’ can confirm that the officers from ICC’s Anti-Corruption Unit were in Colombo for an inquiry either early this year or late last year and Fernando had to be helped by a translator. A former Manager of the National cricket team had functioned as the translator helping the inquiry; cricket sources told ‘The Island’.
Although all the attention with regard to ICC investigations has been now diverted to a leading batsman in the side, we can confirm that Fernando was under ICC investigations for almost two years now.
Apart from the batsman mentioned above, a young all-rounder also has been under ICC investigations since the conclusion of last year’s ICC T-20 World Cup in England, where Sri Lanka emerged runners-up losing a one-sided final to Pakistan at Lord’s.
Fernando, 31, has been in and out of the Sri Lankan side since the emergence of Lasith Malinga and Nuwan Kulasekara. He was part of the Sri Lankan side that drew the high scoring second Test Match against India at the Sinhalese Sports Club ground last month where he picked up just one wicket. His last appearance in Sri Lankan colours however was in the recent tri-nation tournament match against India at Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium.
Ever since former South African captain Hansie Cronje was found guilty of accepting money from an Indian bookmaker in the year 2000, several cricketers including three Test captains received life bans for their links with bookies.
In the year 2000, the ICC established the Anti-Corruption Unit under Sir Paul Condon to root out corruption from the game and it was widely accepted that match fixing had been taken out from the sport. But it raised its head again after British tabloid News of the World carried out an operation that named two Pakistani players for bowling no balls after it had been pre-arranged during a Test Match against England two weeks ago. Pakistan captain Salman Butt also was alleged to have been involved in the controversy and all three players have been since suspended.
Source:
http://www.island.lk/index.php?page_cat=article-details&page=article-details&code_title=6245"]http://www.island.lk/index.php?page_cat=article-details&page=article-details&code_title=6245
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