Tour of Sri Lanka Still on Despite Travel Warning, Says Cricket Australia

Cricket Australia (CA) insisted that it remains fully commited to touring Sri Lanka upcoming thirty day period even with political unrest prompting the Australian federal government to suggest citizens “reconsider” their need to travel to the island.

Australia’s Office of Overseas Affairs and Trade (DFAT) has updated its journey advice for Sri Lanka soon after the nation’s devastating financial disaster activated violence this 7 days. Amid gas, food stuff and medicine shortages, the mainly peaceful demonstrations that had been held over the earlier thirty day period boiled above into violent clashes this week, main to primary minister Mahinda Rajapaksa resigning. A curfew is in put and protection forces have been purchased to shoot looters on sight.

DFAT’s “reconsider your need to journey” information is the same as the advisory in spot for Pakistan, in which Australia correctly toured for a few Tests and as nicely four constrained-overs matches in March-April, albeit with significant stability provisions.

The men’s workforce have also toured Bangladesh (in 2017 and 2021) when stability was a issue. The only hitch on possibly of individuals tours was when local children threw a rock at the Aussie crew bus in Chittagong in the course of the next Exam in 2017, with no a person harm in the incident.

CA’s head of security Stuart Bailey frequented Sri Lanka very last month and cleared it safe and sound to take a look at.

Australia have not toured Sri Lanka since 2016 when both its men’s and women’s groups played matches on the island. A men’s Australia A workforce is also scheduled to enjoy 4 matches on the tour up coming thirty day period.

(With IANS Inputs)