{"id":1986,"date":"2025-11-13T17:18:31","date_gmt":"2025-11-13T17:18:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=1986"},"modified":"2025-11-13T17:18:31","modified_gmt":"2025-11-13T17:18:31","slug":"sri-lanka-cricket-tells-players-to-stay-in-pakistan-after-bomb-blast-cricket-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=1986","title":{"rendered":"Sri Lanka Cricket tells players to stay in Pakistan after bomb blast | Cricket News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p class=\"article__subhead\"><em>Sri Lanka governing body instructs national team to continue tour in Pakistan despite several players wanting to leave.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"article-dates\">\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Published On 13 Nov 2025<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\">13 Nov 2025<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rich-share\" data-testid=\"rich-share\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__button-wrapper\"><button class=\"rich-share__button row\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><\/p>\n<p>Click here to share on social media<\/p>\n<p><svg class=\"icon icon--share2 icon--primary icon--16 \" viewbox=\"0 0 20 16\" version=\"1.1\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><title>share2<\/title><path fill=\"#000\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M11.688 9.048c-.659 0-1.252.282-1.673.733l-4.92-2.45c.016-.115.028-.232.028-.352 0-.117-.011-.23-.027-.343l4.913-2.423a2.285 2.285 0 0 0 1.68.739C12.964 4.952 14 3.899 14 2.6 14 1.302 12.965.25 11.688.25S9.377 1.302 9.377 2.601c0 .117.01.23.027.343L4.49 5.367a2.285 2.285 0 0 0-1.68-.739C1.536 4.628.5 5.681.5 6.979c0 1.299 1.035 2.35 2.312 2.35.659 0 1.252-.281 1.673-.731l4.92 2.45a2.357 2.357 0 0 0-.029.351c0 1.299 1.035 2.351 2.312 2.351S14 12.698 14 11.399s-1.035-2.35-2.312-2.35Z\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"rich-share__social-text\">Share<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"true\">\n<p>Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has told its players to remain in Pakistan or risk facing a \u201cformal review\u201d after members of the squad declared their intention to depart early from their tour of the country due to security concerns.<\/p>\n<p>The players expressed fears for their safety after Tuesday\u2019s suicide bombing in the Pakistani capital, Islamabad, which killed 12 people and wounded 27 outside a court.<\/p>\n<section class=\"more-on\">\n<h2 class=\"more-on__heading\">Recommended Stories<!-- --> <\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">list of 4 items<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">end of list<\/span><\/section>\n<p>The SLC issued a statement on Wednesday saying it instructed the team to go ahead with their ongoing tour of Pakistan as scheduled despite an unspecified number of players asking to return home.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf any player, players, or member of the support staff return despite SLC\u2019s directives, a formal review will be conducted \u2026 and an appropriate decision will be made,\u201d the board said.<\/p>\n<p>It added that replacements would be sent to ensure the tour continues without interruption.<\/p>\n<p>The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) confirmed that the second one-day international (ODI) scheduled for Thursday has been moved back by one day while Saturday\u2019s third match will now be played on Sunday. Both will be in Rawalpindi.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGrateful to the Sri Lankan team for their decision to continue the Pakistan tour,\u201d PCB Chairman Mohsin Naqvi said on social media. \u201cThe spirit of sportsmanship and solidarity shines bright.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Six Sri Lankan players were wounded in March 2009 when gunmen opened fire on their team bus as it was driving to Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore for a Test match.<\/p>\n<p>The incident led to international teams staying away from Pakistan for nearly a decade.<\/p>\n<p>Pakistan beat Sri Lanka by six runs in the opening ODI in Rawalpindi on Tuesday, a game that went ahead despite the suicide attack in adjacent Islamabad.<\/p>\n<p>The PCB said security around the visiting team has been tightened since the attack.<\/p>\n<p>Naqvi met Sri Lankan players at their Islamabad hotel on Wednesday and assured them of their safety, Pakistani officials said.<\/p>\n<p>Sri Lanka are playing in the three-match ODI series against Pakistan before taking part in a T20 tri-series tournament against the hosts and Zimbabwe November 17-29.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3975150\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3975150\" style=\"width:770px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-arc-image-770 wp-image-3975150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/AFP__20250923__76H98RF__v1__MidRes__CricketAsia2025T20PakSri-1758639118.jpg?w=770&amp;resize=770%2C514&amp;quality=80\" alt=\"Sri Lanka's players stand for their national anthem before the start of the Asia Cup 2025 Super Four Twenty20 international cricket match between Pakistan and Sri Lanka at the Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium in Abu Dhabi on September 23, 2025. 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