Shoot out in Lahore close to Gaddafi Stadium

[Antora]

lol I just realised there is like three threads on this issue- one in each section!

[desirocker]

Originally Posted by Dynamite
I extremely doubt the the tour of Bangladesh by Pakistan will go ahead!

After the terrorists attack on the Sri Lankan cricket team's convoy, the Pakistani players might be reluctant to tour Bangladesh.

No, PCB's gonna be willing to play. our govt. might not take the risk of bringing pakis to BD.

Joy Bangla. Joy Bangla Cricket.

[Anher]

For the first time i am really feeling sorry for pakistan.
Subcontinent is doomed.
India, pakistan, srilanka, Bangladesh - whats is going on here?

Its time South Asia should stand united, help each other instead of playing blame game. Find the common ground and solve the problems on our own with respect the interests of every party, ethnic groups, majority, minority etc.
Non south Asian powers are behind those instability in South Asia along with their South Asian partners.

[BANFAN]

Originally Posted by Ishtylish cricketer
Bangladeshi team will be safe in Pakistan for obvious reasons.

Crazy, BD will be more insecured in Pak than ever before & I'm sure No country will visit Pak in near future.

Pak will be safe to tour BD, if it is not proven meanwhile that Pak was invilved in the BDR incident

[babubangla]

For many years to come, the media headline for
“Best Possible” International Cricket in Pakistan may look something like this:
“Afghanistan Cricket Team Arrives in Pakistan for a 37-Match ODI Series”

[Isnaad]

Sad news..........Bangladesh touring Pakistan should be postponed.....

[WarWolf]

Very sad day for the whole world in fact.

It seems that we are not far away for the Qyamat day. Every year the world is going down and down.

[nasimul]

Sad day for cricket. Wonder what is going to be happen with WC 2011, Pakistan as one of the host nation. Waiting for ICC´s reaction.

[Alien]

The biggest enemy of Pakistan is not taliban but the people that are dealing with them, the Pakistan Goverment. Led by the most corrupted man on earth (Asif Ali Zardari) you cant expect anything reasonable from this moron.

Talibans are doing what they are good at, terrorising. No point critising the devil because they dont give a $hit. The one that isn't doing their job is the Pak Goverment. By giving up Swat valley last week and now this, it cant get any more evident that nation is doomed for hell.

[Banglatiger84]

Originally Posted by Alien
one that isn't doing their job is the Pak Goverment. By giving up Swat valley last week and now this, it cant get any more evident that nation is doomed for hell.

Not to mention the loveable people of Swat are happy at having Sharia and Gop out of their valley

[Rabz]

Nasimul, there is nothing to wonder any more.
ICC is about to decide about WC'11 in 48 hours and i think we can expect pak's name to be excluded from the list. Nobody dares to even think of visiting pak at the moment.

If it wasn't for india, the subcontinent would have easily lost the chance to host the world cup.
Now, i think pak's matches wil be shared between the remaining three hosts.
My hunch, BD and SL will get bulk of the pak games.

[Maddog]

I just hope Pakistan realizes now there is no good terrorists... you can't make deal with them and hope to stay untouched... if you let mosquito in your room, they will breed and breed until they suck all the blood out of you and make you live the room.. or the other option is to call spade a spade and deal with it before it grows too far

[Nafi]

Pakistan cricket is dead.

Thank god the SL players did not receive fatal injuries.

[nzfan]

For the world cup either more matches will be spread around the remaining three countries or world cup will be held elsewhere

[Miraz]

This is a serious issue for the whole sub-continent including Bangladesh. Sportspersons were never a terrorist target in this region. Now it happend in Pakistan and it may well happen in India, Sri Lanka or even in Bangladesh if forces outside the individual country are behind such attacks. On the other hand, if local terrorists are to blame, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and possibly India are safe for cricketers.

It's a sad sad day for cricket as a whole. Pakistan government has failed to provide the security to their guests. They promised state head like security for the Indians, but they opted for only routine police security for the Sri Lankans. This is a huge mistake and no
t only pakistan but also cricket as whole will suffer for this security blunder.

[Yameen]

Originally Posted by Rabz
Nasimul, there is nothing to wonder any more.
ICC is about to decide about WC'11 in 48 hours and i think we can expect pak's name to be excluded from the list. Nobody dares to even think of visiting pak at the moment.

If it wasn't for india, the subcontinent would have easily lost the chance to host the world cup.
Now, i think pak's matches wil be shared between the remaining three hosts.
My hunch, BD and SL will get bulk of the pak games.

With this attack in Lahore, the Mumbai attack, Tamil rebels in Sri Lanka and the recent BDR fiasco in Bangladesh, u can forget cricket in the subcontinent..

I wouldnt be surprised, if the WC'11 is moved to a different location..but for now Goodbye to cricket in Pakistan and RIP to those that gave their life on this black day..

[Navin123]

This is preposterous! What have cricketers done to incur such a thing? This will show Pakistan in bad light. The country is dealing with enough problems already.

[anakwalajinn]

Originally Posted by babubangla

For many years to come, the media headline for
“Best Possible” International Cricket in Pakistan may look something like this:
“Afghanistan Cricket Team Arrives in Pakistan for a 37-Match ODI Series”

Even if the comment was 99% serious, and 1% joke, not the best time trying to be funny my brother...

[Kabir]

Not shocked enough after a much worse attack was made on our army officers...leaving so many dead. That I hope is the maximum shock anyone can ever get. Even worse than 9/11. But this is pretty close to the 2/25 attack in BDR.

The repurcussion? The whole sub-continent will be doomed from cricket ultimately. Mark my words.

[Tigers_eye]

Originally Posted by muradnyc
Oh my God!!
What the hell is wrong with these Pakis?
What are they trying to prove by doing this?

I know you didn't mean it that way lets not get carried away. Words can sometimes play tricks on us. We all know this was done by selected few satan's chamcha. So comments against the whole nation may hurt others feelings. Certainly my Pakistani brothers who we meet at the mosque frequently are no terrorist nor do they have any link with them.

[cricman]

Personally this is my opinion, the Crickert Nations that refused to tour to Pakistan due to "Safety" really gave the Terrorists another option to target.

If anyone decides to say i told you so ... Shouldn't those nations played a significant role in Cricket Even being targeted

[thebest]

Originally Posted by Miraz
This is a serious issue for the whole sub-continent including Bangladesh. Sportspersons were never a terrorist target in this region. Now it happend in Pakistan and it may well happen in India, Sri Lanka or even in Bangladesh if forces outside the individual country are behind such attacks. On the other hand, if local terrorists are to blame, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and possibly India are safe for cricketers.

It's a sad sad day for cricket as a whole. Pakistan government has failed to provide the security to their guests. They promised state head like security for the Indians, but they opted for only routine police security for the Sri Lankans. This is a huge mistake and no
t only pakistan but also cricket as whole will suffer for this security blunder.

I agree except the bold one. No player is safe. You forgot about copy cat attack. I wish WC11 just moved from subcontinent. I have little faith of our security arrangement (remember the thugs of BDR met PM without any check) and the audacity of our home grown terrorist (bombing 61 district simultaneously or keeping a large metropolis like Bombay hostage for three days)

[cluster11]

I saw this just now on CNN. this is just crazy. 8 players hurt including two with gunshot wounds.

http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapc...ack/index.html

[cluster11]

Some more news from the link above:
"..
Among the cricketers, batsmen Tharanga Paranavitana and Thilan Samaraweera sustained the worst injuries.
Paranavitana, 26, was hit in the chest while Samaraweera, 32, suffered a bullet wound to the leg, according to Chamra Ranaveera, a Sri Lankan embassy attache. Both men are in a stable condition.
Six other players -- team captain Sangakkara, Chaminda Vaas, Ajantha Mendis, Suranga Lakmal, Thilan Thushara and Mahela Jayawardene -- and assistant coach Paul Fabrece were also hurt, along with one coach and 10 security staff. Read profiles of the wounded players »
"This is a very well-planned attack," security official Nadeem Sayed told CNN. "The team is very much scared."
.."

[Miraz]

I think this thread should be moved to international cricket section.