LONDON: With Sri Lanka under a state of emergency following months of widespread anti-government protests, questions are being raised over the fate of the upcoming Asia Cup, which the island nation is to host.
Even as reports suggest that Bangladesh has been kept on standby, BCCI president Sourav Ganguly told ANI, “I can’t comment at the moment. We will keep monitoring. Australia is playing there at the moment. The Sri Lankan team is actually doing very well. So, let’s wait for a month”.
With a little over a month left before the Asia Cup, former Sri Lankan cricketer Sanath Jayasuriya has dismissed suggestions that the event could be moved out of the strife-torn country. “I am very confident that Asia Cup will happen and there is no threat to the tournament. In Sri Lanka, everyone loves cricket and the cricketers from every nation. The Sri Lankan public has absolutely nothing against any cricketer. There will be all necessary support to hold the tournament peacefully,” Jayasuriya told PTI.
