AXING TOURS PLAYS INTO TERRORISTS’ AIMS

THE HORRENDOUS, sickening, tragedy which has seen over 350 people killed by suicide bombers in Sri Lanka, adds one more no-go area, at least temporarily, to international cricket’s number of trouble hotspots.
It is a growing problem. In just six weeks’ time a World Cup comprising England, India, Australia, West Indies, Pakistan, New Zealand, South Africa, Bangladesh and Afghanistan will begin over here. Yet, recent terror attacks in four of those countries, New Zealand, Sri Lanka, Pakistan and Afghanistan, mean teams are unlikely to tour those places in the near futu...

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