Former Sri Lankan Sports Minister claims World Cup 2011 final was fixed

New Delhi Former Sri Lankan Sports Minister Mahindananda Althagamge has made a major claim. Mahindananda Aluthgamage claimed that the World Cup 2011 final match between hosts India and Sri Lanka at Mumbai's Wankhede Stadium was fixed. The match was won by the Indian team by 6 wickets. Captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni won the second ODI World Cup by scoring a winning six.

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When World Cup 2011 was held in India, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka, Mahindanand Althgamge was the Sports Minister of Sri Lanka. He said that he does not want to make any more disclosures keeping in mind the reputation of his country, but he has not provided any evidence to claim that the World Cup 2011 final is fixed. He said that this was a game in which the Sri Lankans could win.

In an interview with News First, he said, "I will not include cricketers in it. However, some groups were definitely involved in fixing the game." Speaking of that match, the toss was thrown twice in this match, in which captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni did not hear the voice (head or tail) of Sri Lankan captain Kumar Sangakkara and tossed again, in which Sri Lankan team won the toss and bat first. Was chosen

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The Sri Lankan team had scored 274 runs at the loss of 6 wickets in the 50 side set on the basis of Mahela Jayawardene's century. According to the World Cup final, this score was good for the Sri Lankan team.

However, the Indian team had two setbacks in the first over as Virender Sehwag and then Sachin Tendulkar for a while and the team came under pressure, but Gautam Gambhir (97 runs) playing at No. 3 Virat Kohli (35) and then With MS Dhoni (91) taken away the match.