Terrorising cricket
In taking the World Cup away from Pakistan, the ICC suggests that terrorism is limited to Pakistan, which is untrue because incidents show that risks are prevalent to varying degrees in India, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh
Kanishkaa Balachandran
25-Feb-2013
In taking the World Cup away from Pakistan, the ICC suggests that terrorism is limited to Pakistan, which is untrue because incidents show that risks are prevalent to varying degrees in India, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh. However, it is beyond doubt that the security planned and assured in writing by the law enforcers was not provided for the Sri Lankans in March and the PCB made a big mistake by not taking strict action against its own staff, writes Malik Arshed Gilani in Dawn.
Whilst there can be no such thing as complete security, surely the ICC should be able to take on the responsibility of ensuring that acceptable security is identified, planned and assured by the respective countries which should subsequently be monitored. The ICC should also examine the possibility of sourcing affordable insurance which could provide comfort to the cricketers and their families. Cricketers must also remember that being professionals, they will need to accept the hardships that added security might impose on some tours, for the greater good of cricket.
Kanishkaa Balachandran is a senior sub-editor at ESPNcricinfo