Colombo, Mar 6 (UNI) The tri-nation T20I Cricket series will go ahead in Sri Lanka as per the schedule despite state of emergency being imposed in the country, BCCI said on Tuesday.
Sri Lanka on Tuesday declared a state of emergency for 10 days to check the spread of communal violence, a day after Buddhists and Muslims clashed in the Kandy district.
Minutes after emergency was declared, Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) acting President CK Khanna spoke to the officials in Sri Lanka Cricket Board about the security of visiting Indian cricketers and the fate of the tri-series.