Sri Lanka Cricket have ruled out Sylhet as a venue for their series in Bangladesh. SLC vice-president Mohan de Silva has said that Sylhet was not on his security committee’s schedule.
De Silva has mentioned that the travel involved for the teams, if Sylhet was a venue, would be a security issue.
The tour which is scheduled to start later this month has been the subject of much speculation because of the prevailing political instability in Bangladesh and the incidents of violence in recent weeks.
Sri Lanka are known to be in favour of a compact schedule and dropping Sylhet from the itinerary could be the best way to ensure the tour goes ahead sans hindrances.
SLC’s security committee, which includes de Silva, is currently inspecting the venues and security arrangements in Bangladesh and the tour will be confirmed only when the committee endorses it.
