Just before Dhawan and his peers flew into Sri Lanka, the hosts had, playing unbelievably poorly, lost limited-overs series to Bangladesh and England, which had Ranatunga saying that it was time his compatriots stopped watching the national team’s matches.
“Why do we need a new stadium? Don’t we have more stadiums than even Australia? What do we need a new stadium for when the existing ones aren’t hosting as many games as they could? Why must we invest in a new facility without having landed the right to host any major global tournament?”
Sports Minister Harin Fernando presented the bill which makes match-fixing illegal in Parliament on Monday and it was supported by former Sri Lanka captain Arjuna Ranatunga
Sri Lanka is facing a political crisis after President Sirisena sacked prime minister Wickremesinghe on Friday, and appointed former strongman Rajapaksa as the new prime minister.
Sumathipala had alleged that Ranatunga and de Silva were the first Sri Lankan players to have been charged of match fixing. He said he was blamed for hushing up investigations.
Imran Khan, captain of Pakistan's 1992 World Cup winning team, had a very successful career in cricket.
Former Sri Lanka skipper Arjuna Ranatunga had asked ICC WC 2011 final to be investigated
Sumathipala has refused to heed the call for resignation from the legendary captain Ranatunga.
