Sri Lanka coach Nic Pothas has joined seven players in not going to Pakistan for the one off T-20 International in Lahore scheduled on October 29. A fortnight ago, 40 contracted players had handed Sri Lanka Cricket President Thilanga Sumathipala a letter indicating their reluctance to travel to Lahore.
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Nic Pothas and physio join seven players in Lahore no-show
Alongside Pothas, another member of the support staff, Nirmalan Dhanabalasingham has also pulled out. © Getty
Soon the board officials flew down to UAE to begin discussions with players and although six players in the ODI squad in UAE softened their stance, seven others insisted on not going on the trip. That eventually made them ineligible for the entire T20 series as Sumathipala had told Cricbuzz that
