Colombo  - Following an attack on Sri Lanka's cricket team in Lahore, Pakistan, Sri Lanka's main opposition parties Tuesday criticized the government's decision to send the country's players to tour Pakistan when other countries refused to play there.

Wellington, Mar 3: New Zealand batsman Grant Elliott is not worried over his lack of match practice before one-day series against India.

One of the stars of the Chappell-Hadlee series, Elliott, has not batted since the Twenty20 defeat to Australia at the Sydney Cricket Ground on February 15.

Five games were at his disposal, but he was made to rest, did not bat and suffered a washout with Wellington and then was 12th man for New Zealand’s two Twenty20 matches against India, Stuff. co. nz reported.

New Delhi, Mar. 3: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has expressed shock over the attack on the Sri Lankan team in Lahore, claiming lack of security measures in Pakistan to be the main reason behind the mishap.

“What has happened is very shocking indeed. We express our heartfelt sympathy for players injured in the attack,” said N. Srinivasan, secretary of BCCI.

Wellington, Mar 3: New Zealand vice-captain Brendon McCullum, who is struggling with his fluency, is expected to reproduce his Twenty20 form in the one-day international format.

Better known as a dasher when facing the shiny white ball, McCullum’s problems in finding momentum in the early overs of the two Twenty20 matches were instrumental in New Zealand winning by seven and five wickets respectively.

New Zealand captain Daniel Vettori was delighted in his ability to plug away when apparently bogged down.

Lahore, Mar. 3: At least eight Sri Lankan cricket players were reportedly injured on Tuesday when some unidentified persons opened firing at the visitors near the Gaddafi stadium here.

According to The News, unidentified gunmen opened indiscriminate firing on the bus in which the Sri Lankan players were traveling.

The firing began just when the team was about to enter the stadium where the second Test match is being played.

A rich haul of seven wickets by Kamlesh Pailwan (7-8) of Dnyanganga School, scripted an overwhelming an innings and 110 runs win over Vikhe Patil Memorial School in the Kohinoor Trophy under-14 inter-school cricket tournament at AFK ground here on Monday.

Dnyanganga, who took a 139-run first-innings lead, bundled out their opponents for a paltry 29 in their second outing, with Pailwan being the wrecker-in-chief.

He was supported by Trushar Sutar who scalped two wickets giving away 15 runs.

Earlier, Ashutosh Salvi who took five wickets in the first innings scored a dazzling 75 for Dnyanganga as they declared their first innings on 204.