Sri Lanka exhausted national cricket squad touched base in Pakistan Tuesday communicating trust in security guarantees by the hosts notwithstanding reports that the group could be focused by activists.
The Sri Lanka team were assaulted in Lahore in 2009 and from that point forward most universal groups have wouldn’t visit the South Asian nation, leaving Pakistan to play about all their “home” games in the United Arab Emirates.
Ten senior players refering to security concerns have quit the visit, involving three one-day internationals and three Twenty20 matches, starting on Friday.
Be that as it may, the rest touched base in Karachi later Tuesday and were rushed to their inn under substantial security.
The commander of the Twenty20 squad, Dasun Shanaka, said he had no hesitations about coming back to Pakistan after they played a Twenty20 worldwide in Lahore in October 2017, their first since the 2009 assault.
“I have been there previously,” Shanaka told journalists just before the group left Colombo, where they were honored by saffron-robed Buddhist priests.
“I am happy with the security organized us and I am glad to lead my group to Pakistan. We would like to give a decent battle to our solid hosts.”
ODI captain Lahiru Thirimanne said he additionally had no worries and they had been given affirmations of a high level of insurance in Pakistan, normally saved for visits by heads of state.
Sri Lanka’s cricket board got the all-reasonable from the resistance service a week ago to proceed with the visit in the wake of building up that there was no danger.
The 2009 assault left six players harmed when shooters assaulted their transport. Six Pakistan cops and two regular folks were murdered.
Visit plan:
One-day internationals (all in Karachi): September 27, 29, October 2.
Twenty20 internationals (all Lahore): October 5, 7, 9