Sri Lankan team to tour Pakistan?
Sri Lanka Cricket president Thilanga Sumathipala has expressed this willingness.
Interestingly, international matches in Pakistan have become a rare event since Sri Lankan national side bus was attacked by gunmen in 2009.
Zimbabwe was the only full international side which toured the Asian country to play limited overs series in 2015.
“I am keen to take my team to Pakistan," Sumathipala was quoted as saying in a statement issued on the board website.
He said: " We have had our security experts visit and make an assessment, and things look positive with things improving all over the country and especially Lahore being cleared. We have three T20 games coming up against Pakistan in September and we would like to play at least one of those games in Lahore.”
“I call upon each one of you as members to play your role and give Pakistan the security of your support. There is always risk – there were two attacks in London during the Champions trophy, but cricket continued under the security assurances if the ICC, so likewise we too must be as accommodating and understanding as possible with our members and extend our fullest support to them as the cricketing family of Asia," he said.
Image: Official Facebook page of Sri Lanka Cricket
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