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Sri Lanka minister prevents cricketers from travelling to India

By Saurabh Sharma December 05, 2017 • 21:49 PM View: 1825

Colombo, Dec 5 (Cricketnmore): Sri Lanka Sports Minister Dayasiri Jayasekera has prevented the national One-day International (ODI) squad from leaving the country for not getting his approval before selecting the team.

The minister had forced nine cricketers of the squad to disembark a flight to India on Monday night.

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