The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Saturday, confirmed that its tour of Sri Lanka will go ahead as scheduled despite the crisis in the South Asian country. Pakistan team is scheduled to play two Tests in the crisis-hit country.
The first Test will start from July 16 in Galle, while Colombo will host the second Test from July 24.
Pakistan will also play a three-day warm-up match in Colombo between July 11 and 13.
Earlier, The Pakistan team’s training session in Colombo today was cancelled, however the squad will practice tomorrow.
The series will be played under the ICC Men’s World Test Championship Cycle of 2021 – 2023.
The Australian cricket team is also touring Sri Lanka at the moment, with the second Test currently being played in Galle.