A top Sri Lankan official suspected of involvement in match-fixing

A top Sri Lankan official suspected of involvement in match-fixing: The International Cricket Council has launched a probe into a top Sri Lankan official suspected of involvement in match-fixing, the sport’s local governing body said on Sunday. the sport’s local governing body said on Sunday.

The curator of the Galle International Stadium, Jayananda Warnaweera, is under investigation by the ICC’s anti-corruption unit, as confirmed by Prakash Shaffter, the secretary of Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC)

Warnaweera is barred from taking part in the Galle Test match starting on Wednesday between Sri Lanka and West Indies. He had resigned from the SLC’s board last week.

“We requested him to refrain from performing any functions for the foreseeable future and he acceded to our request,” Shaffter told AFP.

According to the official sources, the investigation by the anti-corruption unit had been going on for nearly a month, but SLC was formally informed on Friday. Warnaweera did not turn up for questioning by ICC investigators. Details of the alleged wrongdoing are yet to be known.

Sri Lankan players and umpires have been accused of match-fixing in the past. But this is the first time a senior official has been accused of involvement.