New Delhi, Dec. 16 -- Sri Lankan authorities plan to arrest Arjuna Ranatunga. The former World Cup-winning captain is accused of corruption linked to an oil procurement deal that allegedly took place during his tenure as petroleum minister in 2017.

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake is conducting an anti-corruption campaign aimed at addressing past political wrongdoing. This case is a part of that campaign.

Investigators allege that Arjuna Ranatunga, along with his elder brother Dhammika Ranatunga, altered standard fuel tender procedures. Dhammika was then chairman of the state-run Ceylon Petroleum Corporation.

Instead of following competitive long-term contracts, they are accused of approving repeated "spot purchases" of fuel at highe...