Sri Lanka to continue cricket tour of Pakistan despite players raising security concerns

Srilanka

Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Mohsin Naqvi, assured the team of strong security during his meeting with the Sri Lankan High Commissioner in Islamabad.

Sri Lanka Cricket has directed its national team to continue its white-ball tour to Pakistan despite several players wanting to return home because of safety concerns. A suicide bomber detonated explosives and killed 12 people outside a court in Islamabad on Tuesday (November 11 , 2025) hours before Srilanka’s one-day international against Pakistan in Rawalpindi.