In the aftermath of serial bomb blasts on Easter Sunday that killed more than 350 people’s, the Sri Lanka Cricket board (SLC) has decided to call off the planned preparation camps in which the announced 15-member squad for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 was to supposed take part this week.
The Sri Lanka cricket team was scheduled to engage in a three-day ‘Bonding Camp’ at the Special Forces Camp in Maduru Oya, followed by a Residential Camp at the Dambulla Stadium.
But the prevailing security situation in the country aftermath of the Easter Sunday suicide attacks, where three churches at three different locations, and three upscale hotels in Colombo, SLC has decided to call off both training programmes.
“As the entire country are under threat and mourning the loss of our own people’s, the board has decided that it is not the right time to go ahead with the planned army training sessions” a top SLC official told Cricket Age.
Sri Lanka will leave on May 7 to England for a one week camp before heading to Scotland to play two ODIs. Sri Lanka’s opening World Cup match is against New Zealand on June 1, 2019.
Sri Lanka’s World Cup fixtures
1 June: Vs New Zealand at Cardiff
4 June: Vs Afghanistan at Cardiff
7 June: Vs Pakistan at Bristol
11 June: Vs Bangladesh at Bristol
15 June: Vs Australia at The Oval
21 June: Vs England at Leeds
28 June: Vs South Africa at Chester-Le-Street
1 July: Vs West Indies at Chester-Le-Street
6 July – India – Leeds
