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Excerpts from: The Daily News (Sri Lanka) June 07, 1994

Pakistan tour in the balance? Demand guarantee money of 100,000 US$ - by Elmo Rodrigopulle

The Pakistan cricket team's tour of Sri Lanka for three Tests and three one-day internationals during July/August is in the balance as the Pakistanis are demanding guarantee money of US$ one hundred thousand.

The Board of Control for Cricket in Sri Lanka (BCCSL), according to sources, had written to the Pakistan Cricket Board (BCCP) requesting them to conisder lowering the requested guarantee money. But at the time of writing, no reply from the BCCP has been received.

However, Pakistanis have confirmed their participation in the quadrangular tourney to be played here in September between Sri Lanka, India and Australia.

In the meantime, Sri Lanka have not yet named their captain for the Pakistan and quadrangular tourney. But if the appointing of Arjuna Ranatunga to lead the Board XI game against Kegalle in an exhibition game on June 16 is an indication, then he will be slotted into his familiar role as skipper.

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