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Former Sri Lanka sports minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage said last
month that the final, which India won against Sri Lanka by six wickets in
Mumbai, was fixed by “certain parties”.
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Agencies: The
International Cricket Council (ICC) will not launch an investigation into match
fixing claims linked with the 2011 World Cup final due to a lack of supporting
evidence, anti-corruption unit general manager Alex Marshall said on Friday.
Former Sri Lanka sports
minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage said last month that the final, which India
won against Sri Lanka by six wickets in Mumbai, was fixed by “certain parties”.
Sri Lanka’s special
investigation unit has since questioned former captain Kumar Sangakkara, Mahela
Jayawardene, who scored an unbeaten century in the final, and ex-chief selector
Aravinda de Silva before the probe was called off.
“At this time, we have not been presented with
any evidence that supports the claims made or which would merit launching an
investigation under the ICC Anti-Corruption Code,” Marshall said in a
statement.
“We have no reason to doubt the integrity of
the World Cup final 2011.
“We take all allegations of this nature
extremely seriously and should we receive any evidence to corroborate the
claims, we will review our current position.”
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