Leading internationals including Gayle, Sammy, Bravo, Afridi and Shakib had been up for grabsThe draft for Sri Lanka's upcoming Premier League tournament has been postponed, the cricket board said Thursday, as the island nation battles to contain its biggest-ever coronavirus outbreak. Leading internationals including Chris Gayle, Darren Sammy, Darren Bravo, Shahid Afridi and Shakib al Hasan had been up for grabs at a Friday ceremony ahead of the Twenty20 competition. The auction-style event was rescheduled to October 19, and SLC added that it would continue to "closely monitor the health situation" over the next few days. Sri Lanka has reported almost 4,500 coronavirus infections and 13 related deaths so far. The decision comes just over a week after Bangladesh called off their Test series in Sri Lanka, saying the host's virus restrictions were too onerous.

Source: Dhaka Tribune October 09, 2020 14:15 UTC