| Colombo, Aug 13 : The Sri Lankan cricket board
Monday handed over a taped conversation to the International Cricket
Council (ICC) which surrounds allegations of an alleged corruption
attempt.
Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) media manager Rajith Fernando
said in an emailed statement that the tape was initially given to a
local newspaper and a copy of it has now been made available to
officials of the Anti Corruption Unit (ACU) of the ICC who are currently
in Sri Lanka, reports Xinhua.
Fernando did not reveal the
contents of the tape or who was involved in the alleged corruption deal
but said that the cricket board was made aware of the tape late last
week.
Investigations are underway in coordination with the ICC, Fernando said in the statement without providing further details.
ICC
anti-corruption officials are in Sri Lanka to cover the inaugural Sri
Lanka Premier League (SLPL) cricket tournament which involves cricketers
from Sri Lanka and overseas.
Cricket has had a number of
controversies relating to players being involved with the betting
aspects of the game. In particular, numerous players have been
approached by bookmakers and bribed to, throw matches, aspects of
matches or provide other information.
The biggest cricket
scandal involved Pakistan cricketers who had allegedly taken bribes to
throw away matches against England in 2010. The Pakistani players
involved in the scam were found guilty of the charges.
Sri Lankan cricketers have managed to stay clear of any serious corruption allegations.
© IANS
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