INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Islamabad: Minister for Science and Technology Fawad Chaudhry on Tuesday condemned Indian cricket authorities for what he said pressuring
Sri Lankan cricketers into opting out of Pakistan tour.The minister said on Twitter that he was informed by a sports commentator that India
threatened Sri Lanka players that they will be ousted from Indian Premier League (IPL) if they become part of their team which that is due
to visit Pakistan."This is really cheap tactic, jingoism from sports to space is something we must condemn, really cheap on the part of
Indian sports authorities," he said.Reports on Monday said ten Sri Lankan players, including T20 skipper Lasith Malinga and ODI captain
Dimuth Karunaratne, pulled out of an upcoming tour of Pakistan citing security concerns.TheIndianSubcontinent has not verified the content
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