St. Joseph’s College Head Coach Nilfer Ibrahim, who was assaulted by a spectator after their game against Kingswood College and was admitted to the General Hospital in Peradeniya was discharged late in the evening today.
The Pakistan National Team led by Babar Azam arrived in Sri Lanka this morning to take part in the two-match test series which will begin on July 16th, 2023, at the GICS, Galle. The second test match will commence at the SSC, Colombo, on July 24th. The test series is a part of the ICC World Test Championship 2023–25 cycle.
Ahead of the two-match Test series against Sri Lanka, Pakistan skipper Babar Azam said that Pakistan team will benefit from the input of Mickey Arthur [Director – Pakistan Men’s Cricket Team] as he was Sri Lanka’s head coach for a couple of years.
Claiming that he would no longer approve overseas travel for Sri Lanka Cricket officials, Sports Minister Roshan Ranasinghe said that he has requested SLC to spend more on developing school cricket.
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