The Pakistan cricket team is currently in Sri Lanka for the Test series starting from July 16.
Pakistan Test series in doubts as Sri Lanka imposes emergency۔
Pakistan Test series against Sri Lanka is in doubts as the Lankan government has declared a state of emergency after President Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled from the country.
The Pakistan cricket team is currently in Sri Lanka for the Test series starting from July 16. The two teams are schedule to play two Test matches in Galle and Colombo.
The Men in Green are playing a warm-up game against Sri Lanka Cricket XI in Colombo amid city-wide protests.
As per reports, the Test tour will go as per the schedule as the two cricket boards are in contact with each other.
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On the other hand, Sri Lanka is likely to lose the hosting rights for Asia Cup 2022 following the economic and political crisis in the country. As per international reports, Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) is preparing to host the Asian event.
Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has declared a state of emergency in his role as the acting president, after President Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled to the Maldives on Wednesday, leading to more protests amid an economic crisis.
“The prime minister as acting president has declared a state of emergency (countrywide) and imposed a curfew in the western province,” Wickremesinghe’s media secretary, Dinouk Colombage, told Reuters.
The curfew comes into effect immediately.
As news of the president’s flight spread, thousands of people gathered at the main protest site in Colombo chanting “Gota thief, Gota thief”, referring to him by a nickname.
Hundreds of others stormed the prime minister’s office, demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe.
The president’s flight brings an end to the rule of the powerful Rajapaksa clan that has dominated politics in the South Asian country for the last two decades.
