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Two stalwarts of Sri Lankan cricket, former captain Arjuna Ranatunga and his team-mate Aravinda De Silva, have been summoned by the Sri Lankan Cricket Board after their names figured in the CBI match-fixing report.

Board officials today said both Ranatunga, who retired from international cricket earlier this year, and De Silva have been asked to appear before the board for an emergency meeting to discuss the issue.

Ranatunga, under whose leadership Sri Lankan cricket saw a marked transformation culminating in their world cup triumph in 1996, declined to react, saying he will comment only after studying the report in detail. His family sources however said he was preparing a statement with the help of his lawyers and friends.

De silva, for long the mainstay of Sri Lankan batting, who, CBI has alleged, had been offered 15,000 dollars for fixing a test match at Lucknow in 1994 in favour of India, is also expected to come out with a statement.

CBI in its report, submitted to Sports Minister S S Dhindsa on Monday, had named Ranatunga and De Silva among many other foreign players who, it said, had either accepted or been offered money by bookies.

The news came as a shock in the island nation as the country geared up to receive the victorious team which arrived this morning after winning the Sharjah triangular tournament.

"It's unbelievable. We felt proud so far that none from Sri Lanka figured in the match-fixing scandals that were rocking many countries," a board official said.

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