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PRESS TRUST OF INDIA
COLOMBO, JULY 6: Sri Lanka has barred its cricket team from playing in a exhibition match against an Indian XI at Mohali on July 10, officials said here today.
They said the decision was taken because Sri Lanka did not want to risk injuries to its players ahead of the three-nation one-day series involving India and Australia next month here.
The board has threatened to remove players if they defy the ban and participate in the match, the officials said adding that Arjuna Ranatunga, whose position at the helm of the Lankan team is in danger, was keen to lead the team to Mohali.
The limited overs tie is being organised as a benefit match for MP Pandove, a former cricketer who is now secretary of the Punjab Cricket Association.
Copyright © 1999 Indian Express Newspapers (Bombay) Ltd.
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