Cricket Australia (CA) has mentioned that it’s holding a detailed watch on the scenario in Sri Lanka, which is within the midst of a rising unrest towards the federal government, because the Kangaroos put together for a month-long tour of the island nation starting early subsequent month.
Australia are scheduled to play three T20Is, 5 One-day Internationals and two Tests in Sri Lanka starting June 7, however the unrest within the nation — which pressured the nation’s prime minister Mahinda Rajapaksha to resign and left practically half-a-dozen folks lifeless and lots of injured — has pressured CA to watch the evolving scenario within the nation extra carefully.
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The Sri Lankan authorities has imposed countrywide curfew and armed troops have been deployed in capital Colombo to regulate the scenario.
As per the itinerary, the Australian cricketers will spend 16 days of their month-long tour in Colombo, the place the violence has unfolded.
A report in cricket.com.au mentioned that, “CA officers had till this level been sure the tour would go forward, and stay assured.” In fact, Cricket Australia’s head of security, Stuart Bailey, had done a ‘reconnaissance tour’ of Sri Lanka last month in the midst of the economic crisis, and the team was cleared to tour the country.
But the dynamic situation in the island nation could force CA to make last-minute changes.
“CA officials will now start to monitor the situation more closely following Monday night’s violence, but are still confident the tour will proceed,” mentioned the report.
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“It comes after Australia made the decision to finish their first tour of Pakistan in 24 years in March and April, persisting with it even after a suicide bomber killed greater than 30 folks a couple of two hour-drive from the venue of the primary Test,” it added.
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