England Tour Of Sri Lanka Rescheduled To January 2021: SLC CEO Ashley de Silva

England’s Test tour of Sri Lanka, which could not be completed in March due to the COVID-19 pandemic, has been rescheduled to January next year, claims SLC CEO Ashley de Silva. The English team had spent around ten days in Sri Lanka in March and played a warm-up match before the tour was called off due to the coronavirus outbreak.

The tour consisted of two-Test matches as part of the ICC World Test Championship. However, England are scheduled to tour India in January for a five-Test series, so, it remains to be seen how the scheduling will work out.

England Tour Of Sri Lanka Rescheduled To January 2021

“We are in the process of rescheduling the tours that have been postponed. England has been already rescheduled for the month of January next year but the dates have not been finalised,” de Silva told Daily News.

“At the same time, we are also looking at exploring the possibility of rescheduling postponed tours and looking at the windows which are available and alternatives too,” he added.

Major Cricketing Events Come To A Hold After Coronavirus Outbreak

Recently, the IPL 2020 was suspended indefinitely due to the coronavirus outbreak. To the disappointment of the cricket fans, the India-South Africa ODI series has also been called off. Apart from it, the Road Safety World Series has also been suspended.

The ECB had decided to postpone the two-match Test series against Sri Lanka due to the coronavirus pandemic. The series was to be a part of the World Test Championship (WTC).

All the England players playing in the Pakistan Super League (PSL) were called back immediately, and the tournament has been postponed. Besides, last week, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) suspended all forms of professional cricket till July 1.

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