Colombo, Dec 20: The Sri Lankan government has said it has launched a probe into a bid to bribe members of the national cricket team to under-perform in a recent Test match against the West Indies.
The country's sports minister Dayasiri Jayasekera revealed on Saturday that a man linked to a bookmaker had offered wicketkeeper Kusal Perera and bowler Rangana Herath tens of thousands of dollars to trigger a batting collapse at a Test in Galle in October, reports CMC.
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