Qari Yasin was a senior terrorist figure linked to a string of deadly attacks around the world
The Pentagon said Qari Yasin, a "well-known terrorist leader", was blasted to death in a US air strike in Afghanistan earlier this week.
Yasin also had ties to the Tehreek-e-Taliban, known as the Pakistan Taliban.
"The death of Qari Yasin is evidence that terrorists who
defame Islam and deliberately target innocent people will not escape justice," U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said in the statement.
Pakistan's Counter-Terrorism Department had put a bounty of 2 million rupees ($19,000) on the head of Yasin, also known as Ustad Aslam.
He was involved in the 2009 Sri Lankan attack in the northeastern city of Lahore, allegedly organised by militant group Lashkar-e-Jhangvi.
The attack on the cricket team bus led to
Pakistan's exclusion from the role of hosting major
international tours.
At least 10 gunmen fired on the bus with rifles, grenades and rockets, wounding six players and a British coach, and killing eight Pakistanis.
Since then, Pakistan has been forced to play most of its
"home" games in the United Arab Emirates.
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