Jaya shunts out Lankan cricket colts

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Jaya shunts out Lankan cricket colts, A junior cricket team from Sri Lanka, which arrived here to participate in a private tournament, was sent back on Monday, owing to security concerns, senior police officials said.

Chennai: A junior cricket team from Sri Lanka, which arrived here to participate in a private tournament, was sent back on Monday, owing to security concerns, senior police officials said.

The 16-member team, which arrived from Colombo was put up at an accommodation in the city. They were denied permission to participate in the four-day tournament that began on Monday.

Incidentally, in 2012, Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa had sent home a Sri Lankan soccer team from that country. Even Lankan cricketers stayed away from the IPL Chennai matches earlier.

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