Ajantha Mendis of Sri Lanka was among those injured in the attack on 2009 Sri Lanka refused an offer to tour Pakistan due to ongoing security problems.Pakistan has not hosted since 2009 international cricket, when armed men attacked the bus of the team of Sri Lanka in Lahore, killing seven people.
Sunday, the Pakistan Cricket Board said they had invited Sri Lanka to a series in October.
"We are concerned about security and this is why we told them,"said a spokesman for cricket in Sri Lanka. ".
"We will not send our team to Pakistan,", said the President of Sri Lanka Cricket Silva DS.
"I asked the Secretary to inform the Pakistan Cricket Board today [Tuesday] decision.".
"We rather asked Pakistan to host the matches in Colombo, or neutral as place Dubai or Abu Dhabi."
"The circumstances with regard to security, we do play games it [Pakistan].". Even the International Cricket Council not gave us security clearance, "former Test Silva leg-spinner said."
Route by the PCBs included three tests, five international for a day and a ttwweennttyy match in a series proposed for October.
But an attack by the Taliban on a naval force of air base near National Stadium in Karachi Sunday dealt a severe blow to prospects.
Pakistan played their "home" series in the United Arab Emirates United, England and New Zealand.
Monday, Afghanistan became the first foreign team since the attack to play against Pakistan.
Afghans will be a national team of second-string Pakistan in a series of three games.
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