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Ten Sri Lankan players opt out of Pakistan tour

By Saurabh Sharma September 09, 2019 • 23:11 PM View: 1127

Colombo, Sep 9: Ten of Sri Lanka's top players opted out of the Pakistan tour starting September 27, following a security briefing with the Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) board.

T20I skipper Lasith Malinga, along with former captains Angelo Mathews and Dinesh Chandimal, Suranga Lakmal, Dimuth Karunaratne, Thisara Perera, Akila Dhananjaya, Dhananjaya de Silva, Kusal Perera and Niroshan Dickwella were the ten to opt out.

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