Former Sports Minister Roshan Ranasinghe said that the anti-corruption officer of the International Cricket Council told him that Sanath Jayasuriya, the former captain of the Sri Lankan cricket team, has been accused of matches fixing and should not be involved him in the cricket administration. He mentioned this while addressing the ‘Stop Corruption’ press conference held in Colombo.
” when i assumed the post of sports minister, I was appointed a cricket technical committee and Sanath Jayasuriya was also appointed as a committee member in that occasion the head of anti-corruption of the International Cricket Council told me this . But now iam surprising that the International Cricket Council did not raise any objection when Sanath Jayasuriya was working as a chief consultant of the Sri Lanka Cricket Foundation. former minister further to said
He also mentioned that the ICC chief, who refused to negotiate with him as the sports minister, has discussed with the current sports minister, and the signs of a commitment can be seen from these events.