COLOMBO: Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) will send its team to Pakistan for a Twenty20 International next month only after more security assessments.

SLC chief executive Ashley de Silva said on Thursday that officials will continue to monitor security in Pakistan from the UAE where Sri Lanka are scheduled to play two Test matches, five ODIs and two T20 Internationals against Pakistan at neutral venues.

The third and final T20 is scheduled for Lahore where Sri Lanka’s team bus came under a terrorist attack in 2009. The attack killed some Pakistani security officials besides wounding two Sri Lankan players.

An official will be sent to Lahore two weeks before the scheduled Oct 29 match before making a final call, de Silva said.

Sri Lanka player Dinesh Chandimal said touring Pakistan will be a collective decision by the players and it will happen only after more discussions.

He said Sri Lanka team-mate Thisara Perera, who was part of a World XI team that played in Pakistan this month, has expressed satisfaction on the security arrangements.

Published in Dawn, September 22nd, 2017