Hashan Tillekeratne Rattles Sri Lanka over Match fixing Allegations Dating back to 1992

In a sensational turnaround, the former Sri Lankan captain believes Sri Lanka could give Pakistan a run for their money when it comes to match fixing!

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Hashan Tillekeratne was one of Sri Lanka's mainstays. However, he is rocking the boat with some serious comments that if not backed by proof could land him in a lot of trouble.

Tillekeratne was apparently on the air when he startling came out with the suggestion that Sri Lankan and match fixing were not mutually exclusive. In fact, in the eyes of the former batsman, he is led to believe that match fixing has been a regular activity in Sri Lankan cricket since 1992.

What is startling is that it comes from one of the quietest Sri Lankan cricketers who has now made some seriously tall claims about the malice within the sport. That he believes that Sri Lanka could disintegrate into a condition worse than that of Pakistan cricket whose three cricketers were deemed guilty in the spot fixing scandal of Lord's, is pretty strong. He goes onto to claim that money was used to hush up matters and that it has allowed the sport to be completed corrupted by administrators as well.

Tillekeratne's words come at a time when there was been a few dissenting voices within Sri Lanka who have not approved of Tillekeratne Dilshan being appointed as the Sri Lankan captain to succeed Kumar Sangakkara. There were unsubstantiated reports of Dilshan in touch with bookies with Sri Lanka in Zimbabwe but the matter later ended up at dead end. There were reports of the ICC looking into a Sri Lankan cricketer or two over match fixing but that has neither been proven either.

But he does not stop there. While vowing to release the names of those behind the act, Tillekeratne also claimed that there was reason to investigate why Sri Lanka went into the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 final against India at the Wankhede Stadium with four changes. While not putting the match directly under the match fixing scanner, Tillekeratne certainly seems to be pointing that it may not be the players alone who could be involved in nefarious activities.

The timing of Tillekeratne's allegations is certainly questionable. For someone who alleges that the match fixing riot has been on since 1992, for him to come out almost two decades later will require serious investigation not only into Sri Lankan cricket but also, into his own words.