Hashan Tillakaratne stands by match-fixing allegations
Former Sri Lanka captain Hashan Tillakaratne has vowed to reveal full details of match-fixing that he alleges took place during his career.
Tillakaratne and ex-team-mate Arjuna Ranatunga claim fixing has been common in Sri Lankan cricket since 1992.
The Sri Lanka Cricket Board called on the pair to substantiate the claims and queried why they have only emerged now.
Tillakaratne says he will provide the International Cricket Council with information “at the appropriate time.”
The 43-year-old added: "I made a statement to the provincial council, I said that I still maintain my stand on the allegations.
“After I came out with these allegations [at the weekend] I have been getting a lot of nuisance calls, death threats, but definitely I will expose all those who are involved in a time to come.”
When asked why he has not followed the established procedure of working with the ICC’s anti-corruption unit, Tillakaratne replied “I will do that in the days to come.”
Several international players including South Africa’s Hansie Cronje, India’s Mohammad Azharuddin and Ajay Jadeja, and Pakistan’s Salim Malik have been found guilty of match-fixing and served bans in the past decade, although Jadeja and Malik later had their bans quashed.
Most recently, Pakistani players Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Amir were banned for five years or more after being found guilty off corruption by the ICC.
Tillakaratne played 83 tests for Sri Lanka from 1989 to 2004, scoring 4,545 runs including 11 centuries.
He scored 3,789 one-day runs from 200 matches between 1986 and 2003.
Re: Hashan Tillakaratne stands by match-fixing allegations
True say kaka. This is frustrating. Why make all thise noise and then say that i will reveal when he time will come. Wtf. When will the tike come? Why hasnt the time been reached in the last 20 yrs? Why had he been hiding this for 20 yrs? Idiots.
Re: Hashan Tillakaratne stands by match-fixing allegations
Timing is Important guys. Why wud Zulqarnain haider claim something against Akmals when they r performing. Wait till they underperform, fans get suspicious and throw ur inout, *Now the statement will get more attention. *
Re: Hashan Tillakaratne stands by match-fixing allegations
I know they dont perform… Chota akmal does it every now and then but he knew akmal will be dropping few catches soon. So wait for that perfect moment, when everyone see akmal dropping catches, this will recall akmals whole career. things we forgot for few weeks and then we will hate him more.
Lets say if i wana say something againt Ajmal i will wait till he gets hit for couple of sixes, this will remind everyone of Semifinal and Now if i throw a matchstick it will burn everything ajmal earned.
