Sri Lankans Shot!!!!!

[Sockeye Salmon]

The Sri Lankan team bus was shot at as it drove to the ground in Lahore.

4 members of the team have been hurt, two seriously.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/7920260.stm

[dog town]

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Players shot include Jayawardena, Vaas, Mendis and pretty sure I heard Jayasuriya.

[DOG GOD]

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http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/pakvsl/content/current/story/393212.html

[dog town]

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Players shot include Jayawardena, Vaas, Mendis and pretty sure I heard Jayasuriya.

Mixed up Jayasuriya with Sangakarra. I hope our cricket board doesn't come out and say "I told you so". People have died here and thats all that matters for the moment.

[mighty_west]

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Jayasuriya was interviewed on CNN, said all players are safe, although one report says the 4th umpire is in a critical condition in hospital.

One player was hit in the chest, one in the leg, but both should be fine.

[hujsh]

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Glad we didn't send our guys. Guess it's not so safe after all.
At least they should be Ok

[GVGjr]

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Lets hope that all the players are OK as that is the most important thing but this tragedy just about closes the door on Pakistan as a test cricket nation for the foreseeable future. Whilst SA was in isolation for a number of years, Pakistan does not have a strong state or province type of competition like the SA Currie Cup to keep their players developing.

From memory the main teams in Pakistan are linked to business and banks.

[The Coon Dog]

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Maybe a bullet in the elbow might have straightened Murali up!

Apart from that, very tragic that sports people are brought into people conflicts to further or bring to light their cause. Shows my age but the first thing I thought of was the 72 Olympics in Munich when the Isreali athletes were killed.

[lemmon]

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Pakistan wont be seeing international cricket for a long time. Politics and sport should never mix.

[LostDoggy]

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NZ have pulled out of there upcoming tour.

Cricket won't be in Pakistan for a very long time.

[The Coon Dog]

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NZ have pulled out of there upcoming tour.

Cricket won't be in Pakistan for a very long time.

I reckon you're right & I also think most players from 'western' countries wont be too disappointed either to be honest.

[LostDoggy]

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I reckon you're right & I also think most players from 'western' countries wont be too disappointed either to be honest.

What about the Cricket WC & Commonwealth Games?

Surely these couldn't go ahead in Pakistan now.

[The Coon Dog]

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What about the Cricket WC & Commonwealth Games?

Surely these couldn't go ahead in Pakistan now.

Isn't the Commonwealth Games scheduled for India?

[LostDoggy]

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Isn't the Commonwealth Games scheduled for India?

I think it's being co-hosted by a few different places.

[The Coon Dog]

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I think it's being co-hosted by a few different places.

The cricket world cup was supposed to be, but the Comm Games are usually hosted by an individual city as it was in 2006 when Melbourne hosted it. Just checked & it's set down for Delhi, in India.