On
Sunday,
it
was
announced
that
the
LPL
will
be
postponed
as
the
country
is
grappling
with
an
enormous
financial
crisis,
which
deepended
further
with
the
president
feeling
the
country.
The
T20
league
was
set
to
be
held
from
August
1
to
21.
But
with
president
Gotabaya
Rajapaksa
fleeing
on
a
military
jet,
the
situation
has
worsened
and
the
organisers
have
decided
to
postpone
the
league
with
no
set
date.
In
a
statement
on
Sunday,
Sri
Lanka
Cricket
(SLC)
said,
“This
decision
was
taken
by
the
SLC,
following
a
request
made
by
the
Innovative
Production
Group
FZE
(IPG),
the
Rights
Holder
of
the
tournament,
which
cited
the
current
‘economic
situation,’ in
the
country,
as
not
conducive
to
hosting
the
tournament.”
Postponing
the
tournament,
the
Lankan
cricket
board
did
not
give
a
date
to
when
the
league
would
eventually
take
place.
Earlier
this
month
the
Lankan
board
had
successfully
held
their
month-long
series
against
Australia.
Hosting
Australia,
SLC
smoothly
conducted
the
entire
series
which
ended
last
week.
Currently,
Sri
Lanka
are
hosting
Pakistan
at
home
for
a
two-Test
series.
Meanwhile,
keeping
the
crisis
in
view,
the
Asia
Cup,
which
was
set
to
be
held
in
Sri
Lanka
in
September,
is
also
likely
to
be
held
in
the
UAE
owing
to
the
political
unrest
in
the
island
nation.
(With
inputs
from
PTI)
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