Updated On: 12 September, 2021 09:43 AM IST | Islamabad | AFP
Samaraweera was part of the Sri Lankan team that was attacked by militants near the Gadaffi Stadium in Lahore in 2009

Pakistan`s players attend a practice session at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium in Rawalpindi on September 11, 2021 ahead of their first one-day international (ODI) cricket match against New Zealand. Photo /AFP
New Zealand’s cricket squad arrived in Pakistan on Saturday for their first tour in 18 years, with batting coach Thilan Samaraweera returning to the country where he was shot in 2009.
Samaraweera was part of the Sri Lankan team that was attacked by militants near the Gadaffi Stadium in Lahore in 2009.