Hasan Ali, Shaheen to miss three-match ODI series against Sri Lanka
Cricket | Sep 21, 2019, 02:02 PM ISTAbid Ali, Iftikhar Ahmed, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Rizwan, Usman Shinwari and Mohammad Hasnain have earned recalls.
Abid Ali, Iftikhar Ahmed, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Rizwan, Usman Shinwari and Mohammad Hasnain have earned recalls.
Sri Lanka will tour Pakistan for the three-match T20I and ODI series, ICC confirmed in a statement.
The Sri Lanka tour to Pakistan appeared to be in danger following a security warning issued by the office of Sri Lanka's Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe last week.
Akmal and Shehzad, who had been out-of-favour with the previous selection committee, are now among the probables for Pakistan for the series against Sri Lanka.
Former Pakistan cricketer Javed Miandad further opined that the absence of top Sri Lankan cricketers shouldn't matter for hosts.
Sri Lana Cricket (SLC) released a statement over a potential security threat on their tour to Pakistan, but the board is yet to communicate the concerns to PCB, according to sources.
After Ramiz Raja, former Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar has also criticised the Sri Lankan cricketers who opted out of the side's upcoming tour to Pakistan.
Former Pakistan cricketer Ramiz Raja was left disappointed after 10 Sri Lankan players decided to opt-out of the three-match T20I and ODI tour to Pakistan.
The Sri Lanka Cricket has received a warning over a "possible terrorist threat" in Pakistan, and the board is now reassessing the security situation in the country.
The PCB has said that Sri Lanka's tour to Pakistan remains important to the country even as 10 players from the touring side have opted out.
Ten Sri Lankan players have opted out of the tour to Pakistan, which is scheduled to begin on September 27.
Sri Lanka's senior cricketers, including Lasith Malinga, Angelo Mathews and Dimuth Karunaratne have reportedly refused to travel to Pakistan for a three-match T20I and ODI series.
According to the original programme, Pakistan was scheduled to host Sri Lanka for two World Test Championship matches in October before Sri Lanka returns for three ODIs and three T20Is in late December.
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