Pakistan's blame game continues as they keep accusing India after top Sri Lankan players back out of the home series.
Pakistan's blame game continues as they keep accusing India after top Sri Lankan players back out of the home series.
First Pakistan's federal minister for science Fawad Chaudhry had said, "Informed sports commentators told me that India threatened SL players that they 'll be ousted from IPL if they don't refuse Pak visit" calling it a "really cheap tactic" on the part of Indian sports authorities.
While Sri Lanka sports minister Harin Fernando in a tweet said, "No truth to reports that India influenced Sri Lankan players not to play in Pakistan."
Now, former cricketer, Shahid Afridi has spoken blaming Indian Premier League is a reason for Lankan players not taking part.
Pak journalist Saj Sadiq tweeted Shahid Afridi's response in which he said, "Sri Lankan players are under pressure from IPL franchises. I spoke to SL players last time when there was talk of them coming to Pakistan & playing in PSL. They said they wanted to come, but IPL guys say if you go to Pakistan we won't give you a contract" #PAKvSL".
The issue started when ten Sri Lankan cricketers opted out of the upcoming Pakistan tour over security fears.
The players were Niroshan Dickwella, Kusal Perera, Dhananjaya De Silva, Thisara Perera, Akila Dhananjaya, Lasith Malinga, Angelo Mathews, Suranga Lakmal, Dinesh Chandimal and Dimuth Karunaratne.
The reason for fear is earlier in 2009 when the Sri Lankan cricket team were under terror attack during there Lahore visit in which six members of the national team were wounded.
Sri Lanka Cricket will be touring Pakistan to play three ODIs and as many T20Is from September 27 to October 9 but will only include players who opted to go.
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