Speaking at the Asian Cricket Council’s (ACC) AGM in Colombo on Saturday, President of Sri Lanka Cricket, Thilanga Sumathipala proposed to send the Sri Lanka Cricket team on a landmark tour to Pakistan later this year.
“I am keen to take my team to Pakistan” he said, “we have had our security experts visit and make an assessment, and things look positive with things improving all over the country and especially Lahore being cleared. We have three T20 games coming up against Pakistan in September and we would like to play at least one of those games in Lahore”
“I call upon each one of you as members to play your role and give Pakistan the security of your support. There is always risk – there were two attacks in London during the Champions trophy, but cricket continued under the security assurances if the ICC, so likewise we too must be as accommodating and understanding as possible with our members and extend our fullest support to them as the cricketing family of Asia.”
Responding to Hon. Sumathipala’s words, Pakistan Cricket Board Chairman and now ACC chief Mr. Najam Sethi expounded on the state-of-the-art security and surveillance systems in place in Pakistan and explained that Pakistan was a member of the “Safe-City” initiative at an estimated cost of (P)Rs. 10 Billion.
He explained that Safe City is a new paradigm to help modern cities combat crime, terrorism and the rising cost of manpower by combining the street patrolman’s intuitive approach with state-of-the-art observation, communication, and information management.
Accordingly Sri Lanka is set to play at least one of the three-T20 games in Lahore in September this year if all logistical and operational plans fall in place.
 AGM in Colombo on Saturday, President of Sri Lanka Cricket, Thilanga Sumathipala proposed to send the Sri Lanka Cricket team on a landmark tour to Pakistan later this year.){kind=link}