ISLAMABAD – Pakistani Science minister Chaudhary Fawad Hussain has claimedthat India had threatened the Sri Lankan players, forcing them to take thestep of refusing series in Pakistan.
In a tweet on Tuesday, Pakistan minister for Science and Technology, FawadHussain said, “Informed sports commentators told me that India threatenedSL players that they ll be ousted from IPL if they don’t refuse Pak visit,this is really cheap tactic, jingoism from sports to space is something wemust condemn, really cheap on the part of Indian sports authorities (sic)”.
10 Sri Lanka players, including the likes of Lasith Malinga and AngeloMathews, have pulled out of the upcoming tour of Pakistan, citing securityfears.
The decision was taken after a meeting organized by Sri Lanka Cricket withplayers of the national team on Monday, Sri Lanka Cricket said in astatement.
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In 2009, a terrorist attack targeted a Sri Lankan cricket team bus inLahore, in which several players were left injured.
