ICC President in Sri Lanka today

18 Jul, 2015

Former Pakistani batsman and the present International Cricket Council (ICC) President Zaheer Abbas will arrive in Sri Lanka today, the Sri Lanka Cricket Board said.

Sri Lanka Cricket Board Chairman?Sidath Wettimuny had invited the newly elected ICC President to visit Sri Lanka when they met at the ICC annual conference in Barbados last month.

This will be his first?official visit to a full member nation since he took over as the president of the ICC.

The Sri Lanka Cricket Board said that Abbas will be the guest of honor at the 3rd ODI of the ongoing Pakistan tour of Sri Lanka tomorrow?(Sunday 19th July 2015).

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