COLOMBO: A Sri Lankan executive committee member Shammi Silva has written a letter to the new Sri Lanka Sports Minister Navin Dissanayake to appoint an investigation committee against an Indian cricketer who was allegedly involved in match-fixing during the 2010 Asia Cup tournament in Dambulla, Sri Lanka.
According to report, he has written a letter in which he states that considering the importance of the matter, he kindly request the minister to appoint a special committee to investigate the above matter as early as possible.
He further said that It is very essential to hold an inquiry by the Ministry of Sports in order to avoid unnecessary interference by vested interest personalities..
The letter was dated February 11 and comes on the back of reports that the SLC hierarchy had dodged the Mudgal probe panel investigating Indian cricket’s corruption scandals.
It is pertinent to mention here that, Suresh Raina was in the hotel room in Dambulla with a mysterious women who is alleged to has contacts with the bookies.
It has been speculated, based on CCTV footage, that the batsman in question is Suresh Raina; but the then BCCI President had cleared his name saying the woman was Raina’s agent.
The tournament had seen India winning the Asia Cup title for the record 5th time. India defeated Sri Lanka by 81 runs in the final. Pakistan and Bangladesh had been the other two nations to take part in the tournament.
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