Trinidad and Tobago (West Indies), Mar. 4: England cricket captain Andrew Strauss has said that Tuesday’s attack on Sri Lankan cricketers means that every cricketer in the world is a target for terrorist attack.

Strauss said: “You never feel vulnerable until something like this then you’re always feeling vulnerable.

“Wherever we go in the world, we have very good security but I suppose this proves that, no matter how much security, there is always a chance that something can happen,” The Sun quoted him, as saying.

Melbourne, Mar. 4: Champion former Australian leg-spinner Shane Warne has declared Pakistan a no-go zone, saying that the safety of players and officials should be of paramount importance.

"I can''t believe this has happened. This is an absolute tragedy," the Herald Sun quoted Warne as saying yesterday.

"It''s terrible. People have been killed and I just hope that those who have been injured are all OK. Our hearts and thoughts are with those people,” he added.

"This series will be a test for him. Till now, he has done well in the sub-continent…”

That was Sourav Ganguly talking to the media about MS Dhoni before the Kiwi series. The guy won the first T20 world cup in South Africa, won a tri-series in Australia which was a first for India, beat the Sri Lankans on their own turf twice in succession, etc, etc, and still the doubts persist. Or is it envy?

The grimmest issue for cricket could be the future of the 2011 World Cup, which was to be jointly hosted by India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. With players and governments from across the cricket world ranged against playing in Pakistan, the World Cup itinerary may have to be restructured, with Pakistan out of the scheme of things. This might be irksome to the Board of Control for Cricket in India, which has leaned heavily on the Pakistan Cricket Board for votes to establish its near-hegemony. But now the BCCI may be left with no choice in the matter.

Intelligence reports coupled with popular sentiment are likely to compel the Indian government to take a stand, as it did for the tour which was scrapped late last year.

Colombo, Mar. 4 : The Sri Lankan cricket team arrived home from Pakistan by a special charted plane on Wednesday, a day after getting targeted by terrorists in Lahore.

On Tuesday, around a dozen heavily armed assailants attacked the Sri Lankan cricket team''s bus and a police escort as they drove to Lahore's Gaddafi Stadium for the ongoing second and final Test. At least six cricketers were wounded, while six policemen and a driver were killed during the ambush.

Helps SSPMS (D) to gain a first innings lead over Rosary

A dazzling 115 by Rahul Chavan helped SSPMS (D) to gain a massive 258-run first-innings lead over Rosary School in the PDCA organised Kohinoor Trophy under-14 inter-school cricket tournament at Tata Motor's ground on Tuesday. The decision to bat first fired back on Rosary as they were bundled out for 44 in just 20.2 overs. Nikhil Adhav picked three wickets while Omkar Khade and Atharva Jadhav were equally good with two wickets each. Later, Chavan dominated Rosary bowlers by scoring a ton. Rhishikesh Shinde (68) and Shubham Padwal (50) added valuable score to the total. Meanwhile, in another match, Sau Vimlabai Garware High School defeated MES Bhave High School by seven wickets.