Sri Lankan players Kusal Perera and Rangana Herath according to reports have been questioned by the Financial Crime Investigation Division (FCID) over an alleged match-fixing scandal.
A police source quoted by IBN LIVE in a report has said opening batsman Perera had alerted the officials about an approach made by bookies to him and left-arm spinner Herath to underperform during the Test against West Indies at Galle in October.
Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) sources also revealed that captain Angelo Mathews and team manager Jerry Woutersz are due to be interviewed by the FCID.
The FCID investigation began following a complaint lodged by the Sports Minister Dayasiri Jayasekera.
Jayasekera earlier said a practice net bowler in the national training squad and a coach are also being suspected of having links to match-fixing operators. Jayasekera has also initiated a probe into Sri Lanka's dismal showing in the tour of New Zealand, which concluded this week.
Sri Lanka lost their number one ranking in the ICC T20 ratings when they lost 0-2 to the home side.
They also lost the Test series by the same margin and the ODI series 1-3.
Former Chairman of SriLankan Airlines, Nishantha Wickramasinghe, arrested on allegation of corruption by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) has been remanded until July 1 by the Colombo Magistrate court.
Deputy Minister of Finance and Economic Stabilization and NPP National List MP Harshana Suriyapperuma who is tipped to be named the next Finance Ministry Secretary resigned from Parliament today.
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