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Sri Lankan cricket team to tour Pakistan soon

Maximum security will be provided to Sri Lankan team, says President Mamnoon Hussain

Web Desk April 06, 2015

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Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena on Monday assured that Sri Lankan cricket team will tour Pakistan soon.

Sirisena, who is on his first state visit to Pakistan, announced this during a meeting with his Pakistani counterpart President Mamnoon Hussain.

Read: Attack on Sri Lankan team: Five years on, international cricket in Pakistan still a far cry

Condemning the tragic attack on Sri Lankan Cricket Team in Lahore in 2009, President Mamnoon Hussain expressed hope that Sri Lankan cricket team will tour Pakistan. He assured the President Sirisena that maximum security will be provided to the visiting team.

Read: Zimbabwe in negotiations for May tour of Pakistan

No test side has toured Pakistan since March, 2009 when militants attacked the Sri Lankan team in Lahore, killing six Pakistani policemen and injuring some of the visiting players.

Last month, cricket boards of Ireland and Zimbabwe had expressed their willingness to tour Pakistan. While non-test-playing Kenya played five one-day internationals in Lahore last year in December.

COMMENTS (9)

Qasim | 9 years ago | Reply @Aakashvaani: Pakistan promises, there will be fires in India if ind tries any stupidity.

Rici | 9 years ago | Reply Feel really sorry for Sri Lankan cricketers. They are treating like clowns. Is “Sirisena” going to travel with the players in the team bus? If something happens who is going to take the responsibility? Give up cricket and save your life guys.

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turtlehead | 9 years ago | Reply Bad move MS, hope the players have better sense than him. The SLCB has been disbanded a short while ago and Sanath stepped down. With the new board in place I hope they choose not to send the Lankan team to pakistan, one attack was enough no need for cricket diplomacy, if pakistan wants to improve its cricket its pcb's problem, why should Lankan cricket suffer ??

jahangii | 9 years ago | Reply i think cricket will put strong roots in Pakistan

Talha | 9 years ago | Reply ET please correct. Second Para, 1st line "Sirisena, who is on his first state to Pakistan" to "Sirisena, who is on his first state visit to Pakistan" Thanks

Rameez | 9 years ago | Reply I hope he wasn't serious. It would be like having a death wish! I know SL didn't do that well in the world cup but this is taking it too far!

Zain-ul-Abideen | 9 years ago | Reply Someone should tell the Indian govt on the highest level that if they attack the visiting teams like last time, they also won't be able to hold their IPL going forward. THAT will put the rat back in the hole.

Rehan | 9 years ago | Reply God bless the Sri Lankans. Our brothers. Average Pakistanis will stand in front of any threat for you.

Aakashvaani | 9 years ago | Reply Pakistan promises, they will hold fire this time. lol

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