Pakistan players' security increased by Sri Lanka after lynching incident in Sialkot

Colombo:  Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) on Monday said it has beefed up personal security of all cricketers competing in ongoing T20 League in country in view of lynching incident involving a Sri Lankan in Sialkot, Pakistan.

A dozen of Pakistanis players, including Shoaib Malik, Mohammed Amir, Wahab Riaz and Mohamm Hafeez, are competing in T20 league.

A top SLC official told reporters that security net has been widened t just for Pakistan players but all cricketers participating in five-team Lanka Premier League (LPL), which began on Sunday and will conclude on 23 December.

Players from all top cricket playing countries alongside Namibia and UAE are in competition. However re are Indian players.

last week's incident of a Sri Lankan expat, working as a general manr in a factory, getting lynched by a mob has created anger here.

remains of murdered man, Priyantha Diyawana, will be brought here on Monday evening.