'Precautionary decision': Two SL cricketers return from Pak before tri-series

The Sri Lanka cricket committee connected Monday said that 2 players volition instrumentality location from Pakistan and volition not beryllium portion of the upcoming T20 tri-series.In a station connected its authoritative X handle, Sri Lanka Cricket said: "Captain Charith Asalanka and accelerated bowler Asitha Fernando, some suffering from illness, volition instrumentality home."The committee added, "The 2 players volition not instrumentality portion successful the upcoming tri-series featuring Sri Lanka, Pakistan, and Zimbabwe."Calling the determination a "precautionary" step, SLC said the "decision ensures they person due attraction and capable clip to retrieve up of aboriginal assignments."

Sri Lanka besides confirmed that “Dasun Shanaka volition pb Sri Lanka during the tri-series” successful Asalanka’s absence.Pavan Rathnayake has been added to the T20I squad arsenic a replacement.It is worthy noting that pursuing termination bombing successful Islamabad that killed 12 radical and wounded 27, astatine slightest 8 Sri Lankan players had asked to permission Pakistab past week implicit information fears but the Sri Lankan committee said its players volition enactment successful Pakistan to implicit an ODI bid and a consequent T20 tri-series.Sri Lanka Cricket had besides warned of disciplinary enactment if immoderate subordinate attempted to leave.Pakistan completed a 3-0 ODI bid expanse implicit Sri Lanka connected Sunday with a six-wicket triumph successful the 3rd match, with 32 balls left.The T20 tri-series betwixt Sri Lanka, Pakistan, and Zimbabwe volition beryllium played successful Rawalpindi. Pakistan volition look Zimbabwe successful the opening lucifer connected Tuesday.