There is a photograph in The ISLAND, this Monday 5th August,of the Kiwi cricketers at practice at the Premadasa Stadium with armed guards as security …. a picture that has not made it to the web versions
COMPARE THIS ITEM from 2011: Paul Radley, “The Black Caps are focused on beating Sri Lanka in the semi-finals of the Cricket World Cup as their presence goes unnoticed, even by security officials.” 29 March 2011, https://www.thenational.ae/sport/new-zealand-happy-to-keep-a-low-profile-as-they-take-on-sri-lanka-1.564137