Asitha Fernando reaches Rawalpindi
Sports Desk
ISLAMABAD:-Sri Lankan pace bowler Asitha Fernando arrived in Rawalpindi (via Dubai) on Friday morning.
The right arm pace bowler is a replacement for another fast bowler Suranga Lakmal, who on the eve of the team departure had to be withdrawn after being down with the dengue. On his road route to the twin city from Islamabad to Rawalpindi, Asitha Fernando was accorded the tight security.
The second Test will commence in Karachi from 19th December. Players are quite satisfied with the security arrangements. When not at ground mostly they are asked to remain in the hotel. Without security clearance they are not supposed to go out. SLC's security expert Romesh Goonathilake has been traveling with the team.
In the meantime, Sri Lanka's first Test captain Bandulla Warnapura returned to Colombo (via Dubai) on Friday evening. He watched only the two-day rain affected game in Rawalpindi and was not at the ground on the 3rd day where even the sixth over if the day could not be completed. The 67-year-old Warnapura was a special guest of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB).
