Mahindananda Aluthgamage's remarks come a day after local police dropped an investigation into the claims, citing a lack of evidence that Sri Lanka deliberately lost the final to hosts IndiaSri Lanka's former sports minister said Saturday he has offered more evidence to cricket's world governing body that he says shows the 2011 World Cup was fixed. Mahindananda Aluthgamage's remarks come a day after local police dropped an investigation into the claims, citing a lack of evidence that Sri Lanka deliberately lost the final to hosts India. Police had grilled former chief selector Aravinda de Silva, opening batsman Upul Tharanga and the 2011 captain Kumar Sangakkara -- the latter for nearly 10 hours. https://t.co/By0KBr5HQV | Sri Lanka minister offers ICC evidence 2011 World Cup final was fixed https://t.co/WYHkDLkQ9B — News24 (@News24) July 4, 2020Aluthgamage said police had failed to probe the claims properly and urged Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to intervene and pressure the ICC to reopen an investigation. Sri Lankan police have not publicly responded to Aluthgamage's claims.

Source: Dhaka Tribune July 04, 2020 12:56 UTC