The manager of the Sri Lankan cricket team confirmed that no player will return. The manager of the Sri Lankan cricket team, while talking to the media, said that all the Sri Lankan players will remain in Pakistan and no player is going back. Earlier, the manager of the Sri Lankan cricket team said that the players of the Sri Lankan cricket team want to return, after which the PCB made every possible effort to save the ODI series and the tri-series.
Chairman Cricket Board and Home Minister Mohsin Naqvi met the Sri Lankan cricket team and assured them of increased security. After the assurance of the PCB, the Sri Lankan cricket team decided to continue the tour of Pakistan. The Sri Lankan Cricket Board also said that its players have been assured of security arrangements by Chairman PCB Mohsin Naqvi.
The Sri Lankan board has said that if any Sri Lankan player does not want to continue the tour, then a replacement will be arranged. It should be remembered that Sri Lanka has to play the remaining 2 ODI matches of the series against Pakistan and then a tri-nation series in Pakistan.