Pakistan is unsafe for cricket, says Ganguly

07 March,2009 04:22 PM IST |   |  PTI

Former India skipper Sourav Ganguly today termed the terror attack on Sri Lankan players in Lahore as frightening and said Pakistan is no more a safe venue for international cricket.


Former India skipper Sourav Ganguly today termed the terror attack on Sri Lankan players in Lahore as "frightening" and said Pakistan is no more a safe venue for international cricket.


"It feels very frightening to see what happened in Lahore. Hopefully such incidents will not happen in the future," Ganguly said.


"It is terrible for the game of cricket where players are attacked by terrorists. Definitely, Pakistan is not safe now," he added.


Six Sri Lankan cricketers and assistant coach Paul Fabrace was injured, while eight people, including six policemen were killed when 12 gunmen opened fired at the team convoy on Tuesday while it was on its way to Gaddafi stadium for the third day's play in the second Test.

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