Pakistan's cricket team touring Sri Lanka walked out of practice yesterday morning after they were asked to share the venue with a group playing softball cricket.
"It's a disgrace," Pakistan's coach Bob Woolmer told reporters.
"When you are on an international touring side wanting a center wicket [for practices] and can't get one, it looks a little strange," he said.
Pakistan's team were scheduled to practice at Colombo Cricket Ground yesterday morning, but were informed that the ground had already been allocated for a local cricket match.
"We went there for a little practice and we were told that a softball match was being played, which no one seemed to know," Woolmer said.
Most Sri Lankans play cricket using a tennis ball instead of a hard cricket ball, mainly for leisure.
Unable to practice, the players returned to the hotel and afterward the practice was shifted to Premadasa Stadium elsewhere in Sri Lanka's capital, Colombo.
An official in charge of arranging practice sessions said that all the cricket grounds had been booked months ahead because of a public holiday yesterday.
Pakistan's team led, by Inzamam-ul-Haq, will play in three limited-over matches before two Tests against Sri Lanka.
The first match of the series is scheduled to be played at Premadasa Stadium on Friday.
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