Pakistan team coach and chief selector Misbah-ul-Haq believes that top Sri Lanka players should have travelled to Pakistan for the limited-overs series, having been assured there will be measures in place likened to that of 'head of state like security'. Several top 10 Sri Lanka players have pulled out of the three match ODI and three Twenty20s in Pakistan due to security concerns, including ODI captain Dimuth Karunaratne and Twenty20 captain Lasith Malinga.