Colombo, Oct 9 : Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) secretary Nishantha Ranatunga on Monday night said the ICC will first probe the India TV sting against the Sri Lankan umpires, and the national board will step in, reports The Mirror.
“As far as Sri Lanka Cricket is concerned, our tolerance level for corruption and doping is zero.
"When it comes to SLPL we got the ICC to look into these areas and we have not got any bad reports apart from that incident which we are all aware of,” Ranatunga said.
“If there are any wrongdoings, people concerned can report it to the ICC and based on the reports and findings we will take action. Till such time we are not in a position to comment on that,” Ranatunga added.
Ranatunga also claimed that SLC's newly appointed anti-corruption officer Lakshman de Silva would not be investigating the matter till ICC took some action on it.
“Even if he gets any complaints or evidence, he has to refer those to the ICC first. Based on ICC's actions we will take the next step of action. We cannot initiate any inquiries before that,” Ranatunga said
Ranatunga, according to The Mirror, backed the three beleaguered umpires who are at the centre of the major match-fixing controversy exposed in the India TV sting.
Ranatunga said, it was the responsibility of the ICC to investigate the allegations.
“We have the highest confidence in our officials and it is not correct to comment on allegations without a proper inquiry and facts,” said Ranatunga.
