Pak vs SL: 'State of emergency' spreads uncertainty around Pakistan Test tour

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Pakistans Test batter Fawad Alam hits a shot during a practice match at the Colts Cricket Club Ground in Colombo, on July 13, 2022. — Twitter/TheRealPCB
Pakistan's Test batter Fawad Alam hits a shot during a practice match at the Colts Cricket Club Ground in Colombo, on July 13, 2022. — Twitter/TheRealPCB

  • Sri Lanka imposes "state of emergency", creating uncertainty around Pakistan Test tour.
  • Pakistan Test tour was to begin from July 16.
  • Sources say PCB closely following situation and is in contact with Sri Lanka Cricket.


KARACHI: Pakistan's Test tour of Sri Lanka is in danger after the island nation's Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe declared a "state of emergency".

The decision came after President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's exit from the country. He fled the island nation to the Maldives via a military plane, prompting further protests amid an economic crisis.

The Pakistan cricket team is currently in Sri Lanka to play a Test series comprising two matches from July 16. The two teams will play matches in Galle and Colombo.

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