Samaranayake has been suspended for two months
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Sri Lanka have suspended fast bowling coach Anusha Samaranayake for two months while alleged match-fixing allegations continue to be investigated.
Irfan breached the ICC’s Anti-Corruption Code
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Hong Kong batsman Irfan Ahmed has been charged and provisionally suspended by the International Cricket Council (ICC) for breaching their Anti-Corruption Code.
“Unfortunately they didn’t come to the party”
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Australia captain Steven Smith has revealed that West Indies skipper Jason Holder turned down his offer of a last-day run chase during the rain-affected third Test in Sydney.
Perera (pictured above) and another player were allegedly approached by a net bowler
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Sri Lanka’s sports ministry has told the country’s Financial Crimes Investigation Department (FCID) that batsman Kusal Perera and another player were allegedly approached to fix a match.
Cairns vehemently denies all the match-fixing allegations against him
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Former New Zealand all-rounder Chris Cairns repeatedly denied being involved in match-fixing when he was asked a series of questions during his perjury trial at Southwark Crown Court.
“He got to the point where he needed to tell someone”
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Steve Pearson, a close friend of Lou Vincent, told Southwark Crown Court that the former New Zealand batsman was desperate to confess his involvement in match-fixing.
“Brendon said Chris Cairns had asked him to spot-fix on two occasions”
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Former New Zealand spinner Daniel Vettori has told Southwark Crown Court that he was “shocked and angry” when he heard that Chris Cairns tried to recruit current captain Brendon McCullum in his match-fixing operation in 2008.
“It is clear to me that an approach is being made by Mr Cairns to Mr McCullum”
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John Rhodes, the Australasian head of the International Cricket COuncil’s (ICC) anti-corruption and security unit (ACSU) has revealed that New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum did not mention “match-fixing” when submitting a statement about being approached by Chris Cairns.
“I cannot remember the exact words but it was something like ‘how will they ever prove it?'”
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Former New Zealand pace bowler Andre Adams has told Southwark Crown Court that Chris Cairns tried to coax him into joining his match-fixing operation as the latter was confident that the Indian Cricket League (ICL) would not be able to prove anything.
“I was under direct orders from Chris Cairns to get involved in fixing”
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Former New Zealand batsman Lou Vincent told Southwark Crown Court in London that he was “under direct orders from Chris Cairns to get involved in fixing”.
