Cricket Australia on Thursday said its all-formats tour of Sri Lanka is still going ahead despite a heightening of tension due to civil unrest in the south Asian island nation. (More Cricket News)
Australia바카라s government has advised nationals to reconsider their need to travel to Sri Lanka after unrest followed this week바카라s resignation of Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa.
Australia바카라s cricketers are due to travel to Sri Lanka in June and July to play three T20 internationals, five ODIs and two Test matches. An Australia A tour of Sri Lanka is planned at the same time.
A Cricket Australia spokesman said the sporting body, the federal government and Sri Lankan cricket officials were 바카라keeping a close eye바카라 on developments in the country.
Cricket Australia said the players and support staff had been briefed and, with three weeks until the squad바카라s departure date, 바카라there are no changes to the schedule.바카라
On Wednesday, Sri Lanka바카라s president promised to appoint a new prime minister, empower the Parliament and abolish the all-powerful executive presidential system as reforms aimed at stabilizing a country engulfed in a political and economic crisis.
In a televised address, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa said he condemned attacks on peaceful protesters by mobs who came to support his brother and former Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa, who resigned Monday.
