COLOMBO – Pakistan’s national cricket team offered Eidul Adha prayers in Sri Lankan capital, where they will play a test series this month.
Captain Babar Azam and other members of the squad along with cricket board staff were all hugs and prayers for each other as seen in a video shared by PCB.
Ahead of Eid, Babar Azam in a video conveyed Eid greetings to the countrymen on behalf of the whole team.
Similarly, Pakistan Women skipper Bismah Maroof felicitated the nation on this auspicious day while advising people to keep the environment clean.
Pakistan women's team captain @maroof_bismah has an Eid message for you 😊#EidAdhaMubarak pic.twitter.com/kcefgO4x2L
— Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) July 9, 2022
Earlier, the Pakistan cricket team was forced to cancel its practice session scheduled for Saturday after Sri Lankan police imposed a curfew in some areas of Colombo ahead of violent protests against the government.
The much-anticipated tour is scheduled to commence with a three-day warm-up matches followed by two Tests scheduled on July 16-20 and 24-28.
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