Notably, a suicide bombing took place in Rawalpindi, approximately 17 km away from the Stadium where Pakistan and Sri Lanka were to play the 1st ODI match on Monday. Despite the attack, the match went on and Pakistan won the opening game by 6 runs.
It's worth noting that Cricket teams in Pakistan receive Presidential-level security after international cricket started returning to the country post a decade-long hiatus. Incidentally, it was Sri Lanka in 2009 that was the last touring team to Pakistan before the international cricket lockdown happened in the country.
Even the Pakistan Super League, Pakistan's official T20 Franchise League Tournament, had to be launched in the UAE in 2016 as the UAE had become the base for Pakistan's international cricket affairs since the 2009 incident.
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However, after the match, panic gripped the Sri Lankan team as they might have had flashbacks of the 2009 tour. The practice sessions of both the Pakistan and the Lankan teams were cancelled before the 2nd ODI on Thursday.
Then reports started emerging that the Lankan players are not will
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