MEDIA GALLERY
Pakistan prepare for Test return
Pakistan arrived in Sri Lanka on Sunday for a cricket series that will be the first for both sides after the March 3 Lahore attack on the Sri Lankan team. High security has been arranged for the touring side for the series spanning over three Test matches, five ODIs and one Twenty20 international.
Younis Khan arrives at the Colts Cricket Club Ground in Colombo for the start of Pakistan’s tour match against Sri Lanka Cricket XI. —AFP
A sniffer dog patrols the ground ahead of the tour match. Security has been beefed up for the series. —AFP
Salman Butt enters the ground for training before the match. —AFP
Shoaib Malik is all smiles during the training session. —AFP
Pakistan cricket team captain Younis Khan and officials arrive at CCC ground in Colombo. —AFP
Abdul Razzaq will be playing his first Test for Pakistan since leaving the rebel Indian Cricket League. —AFP
Record-breaking batsman Mohammad Yousuf will also make his Test return after he broke all ties with the ICL to return to the Pakistan side. —AP
Pakistan got an early breakthrough, in the eighth over, when pacer Abul Rauf dismissed Tharanga Paranavitana with the SLC XI’s score at 26. —AFP
Younis will be hoping Rauf is successful on the tour as Pakistan need a strike fast bowler apart from Umar Gul to attack the Lankan batsmen. —AFP
Shoaib Malik, not in the playing eleven for the match, in a light boxing session with team trainer David Dwyer. —AFP
Younis Khan looks skywards as clouds gather above the ground. —AFP
Sri Lankan batsman Upul Tharanga hits a stroke as wicketkeeper Kamran Akmal watches. —AFP
Tharanga was later dismissed by leg-spinner Danesh Kaneria. —AFP
Lahiru Thirimanna, left, and Chamara Kapugedera formed a formidable partnership after Tharanga’s dismissal. —AP
Younis Khan will be hoping that his side carry on their World Twenty20 momentum into the Test and ODI series. —AFP