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When crickets 9/11 sounded death knell for the future of the sport in Pakistan

When cricket's 9/11 sounded death knell for the future of the sport in Pakistan

On March 3, 2009, the Sri Lankan team had been attacked by 12 armed terrorists, when their bus was en route to the stadium for the third day of the Lahore Test. The players escaped with injuries, although six security officials had lost their lives. The incident was a death knell for cricket in Pakistan, and no international team has toured the country thereafter till date. Karthik Parimal looks back at the fateful day.

Karthik Parimal, Moments in history, terrorist attack on Sri Lankan team, Younis Khan, Ajantha Mendis, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Mahela Jayawardene, PCB, Pakistan, Lahore

March 3 2013, 10:35 am

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