Tilakaratne to reveal names of players involved in matchfixing .

[Deathknight]

Tillakaratne bouncer: Lanka involved since ?92 - Hindustan Times

He writes

Why was team changed in WC final?
Tillakaratne also raised questions on the World Cup final between India and Sri Lanka on April 2. “I am not saying this match was fixed, but why were four players changed for it? Those are questions that should be asked. Arjuna (Ranatunga) spoke about this, we were playing an entirely different side.

“Why was (Ajantha) Mendis removed or (Chamara) Kapugedera, who was never among runs, chosen to replace Chamara Silva,” said Tillakaratne, who represented Sri Lanka in 83 Tests and 200 ODIs was quoted by


Just riduculous , Sangakarra has always said that he consider 2 things when selecting a team

1. Pitch /conditions
2. Weakness of Opposition

Indian are best players of spin bowling . so strategy of playing herath and mendis would have been futile which worked against pommies, kiwis wouldnt work and backfire

Indias are known to struggle only against quicks and it was proven with both sachin ,sehwag and gambhir getting out to quicks. Pathetic , to think that final was fixed because of changes to squad . Kulasekara and Perera are sub-standard bowlers and not like the quality of Dale Steyn or Brett Lee to trouble the indian batsmen

 

[Burgey]

History would suggest Pakistan are anything but the only team involved in match fixing from time to time.

 

[Spikey]

so india only won due to match-fixing?

 

[andyc]

Allegations of match fixing without any evidence isn't appropriate, Deathknight. I've edited out the references to it from your post.

 

[Paindaphudda]

Its sour grapes from tilakratne.India won WC mate...move on

 

[vcs]

Burgey, your posting on this issue has been disgraceful to say the least.

 

[Cevno]

Burgey, your posting on this issue has been disgraceful to say the least.

Agree.

Feel tempted to point out the CA coverup of Mark Waugh and Shane Warne,but it is only a case of sour grapes with these suggestions.

 

[andyc]

Burgey's post was in response to some of the original post which has since been edited out. Out of context it's completely different.

 

[Turbinator]

Burgey, your posting on this issue has been disgraceful to say the least.

There's a saying going around India for all these sour, bitter old geezers

They say the world cup was fixed...
I say, whatever makes you sleep at night!
They say we bought the cup...
I say who else could have afforded it!!

 

[vcs]

Well, he also brought it up in the match thread to explain his comments saying "It was a sad day for cricket" when India won the World Cup.

EDIT : In reply to andyc.

Turbinator,

 

[Bun]

old man yelling at the clouds, again?

 

[smash84]

yeah we can wait till eternity for Tilekeratne to reveal names

 

[Agent Nationaux]

I hate these idiots like Zulqarnain Haider. He has done nothing but bad mouth every Pakistani player whilst pretending to be a whistle blower. I really don't know what his motive is because he isn't staying in the UK for a British Passport. He has now recently accused even Afridi and Inzi of match fixing despite the fact that he wasn't even in the bloody team when Inzy was playing. And on top of this he hasn't provided any evidence so far of match fixing. He better speak up and provide the evidence or shut up.

 

[smash84]

didn't know Inzi was being accused too.......

funnily enough we have had prima donnas like Haider for quite some time now. I was reading in Javed Miandad's autobiography that Sarfaraz Nawaz had accused him and some of the other Pak players of match fixing after Pakistan lost the 1987 WC final to Australia......

 

[Agent Nationaux]

didn't know Inzi was being accused too.......

funnily enough we have had prima donnas like Haider for quite some time now. I was reading in Javed Miandad's autobiography that Sarfaraz Nawaz had accused him and some of the other Pak players of match fixing after Pakistan lost the 1987 WC final to Australia......

You mean semi final

I can understand Sarfraz Nawaz accusing players, because he is mental and does this sort of thing all the time but I don't understand why Haider is doing this.

 

[smash84]

You mean semi final

I can understand Sarfraz Nawaz accusing players, because he is mental and does this sort of thing all the time but I don't understand why Haider is doing this.

yeah i meant 87 Semi Final

Haider is doing this because he is also mental

 

[Migara]

Tillekaratne is an opposition politician, and was alleged to provided shelter to Danuna Tillekaratne (his cousin?), who is involved in the Hi-Corp arms deal which involved the former head of Army. (Danuna is the son-in-law of the former army chief). He's trying to take political advantages.

India won the world cup, and we should get over it. Talk should be to beat the **** out of them next time we meet.

 

[Xuhaib]

Haider recent accusation has been hilarious.FTR he said that the ball biting incident was a spot fix by Afridi.

 

[smash84]

Lol

 

[Spark]

Haider recent accusation has been hilarious.FTR he said that the ball biting incident was a spot fix by Afridi.

More believable than thinking it was an apple tbf