Pak convinces SL for tri-series

Pakistan Cricket Board has managed to rope in Sri Lanka for a triangular one-day series in South Africa tentatively scheduled to start from September 12.

PCB sources confirmed that Sri Lanka has given its consent to play in the tri-series while India expressed its inability as it was already due to visit Pakistan for a full series in early January. 8220;Pakistan had approached some countries, including India, to support the board in organising a triangular or quadrangular tournament in South Africa to fill the gap with the postponement of the Champions Trophy,8221; PCB sources said.

8220;Now the modalities, including venues and dates, are being worked out but tentatively it should start from September 12,8221; the source stated.

PCB chief operating officer Shafqat Naghmi said Pakistan could not afford to ignore or boycott countries which refused to send teams to Pakistan. 8220;We are not going to adopt a tit-for-tat policy because the decision to postpone Champions Trophy was in the end unanimous,8221; Naghmi said.