The 38-year-old was taken into custody by a police unit investigating sports-related crimes, a police spokesman told AFP

A Sri Lankan court slapped a travel ban on former national cricketer Sachithra Senanayake on Monday, the first player to be investigated for match-fixing under a new anti-corruption law.

Sri Lanka Cricket will refuse no-objection certificates to at least 16 centrally-contracted players seeking to take part in this year's Bangladesh Premier League, an SLC official says.