Zimbabwe calls off home series against Sri Lanka

Colombo: Zimbabwe cricket authorities have called off a home series against Sri Lanka scheduled to start in October, citing unspecified “challenging issues.” Sri Lanka Cricket said in a statement Friday that it has received a letter from the Zimbabwe Cricket Board in which it said the tour should be rescheduled to a “future mutually agreed date.” [caption id=“attachment_1073235” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] Representational Image. Reuters[/caption] The countries were due to play two tests, three one-day internationals and two Twenty20 matches. Zimbabwe cricket has recently been in turmoil over a player-pay dispute. AP