Pakistan is safe for cricket: S Lankan Dimuth Karunaratne
Last updated on: 18 December,2019 10:47 pm
Dimuth Karunaratne now even regrets pulling out of the ODI leg in September.
(Web Desk) – Sri Lankan players on Wednesday expressed confidence that Pakistan is safe to tour. Not only that, captain Dimuth Karunaratne now even regrets pulling out of the ODI leg in September.
One of the concerns for every visiting team to tour Pakistan is around their security. Ever since those dastardly terror attacks on the Sri Lankan team bus in 2009, there has virtually been no cricket in Pakistan in the past ten years. And, even if there have been limited-overs series against West Indies, Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe during the ten-year period, the high-profile cricketers have mostly stayed away from touring Pakistan.
And, it was the same case when Sri Lanka visited Pakistan for a limited-overs International series back in early October where most of their high-profile cricketers including Test and ODI skipper Dimuth Karunaratne, Lasith Malinga, Angelo Matthews, gave it a miss. But, after having experienced Pakistan and the security first hand in the ongoing Test series, skipper Karunaratne now regrets as to why he didn’t tour Pakistan earlier.
The Sri Lankan skipper also lauded the efforts of Pakistani security officials. “I can say that I feel really safe here. The security guys are giving more than 100 percent and that is why we are feeling very good. We also went out for dinner and we enjoyed. My team and I feel safe here and I can say that Pakistan is now safe for the cricket. I can’t tell other teams but I can surely give my opinion,” he added.