Lahore attack has the world divided over IPL participation

Brett Lee, the pin-up boy of Australian cricket, says he will not bow to terrorism by withdrawing from this year's IPL, but for New Zealand all-rounder Jacob Oram no amount of money would persuade him to put his life in danger after Tuesday's traumatic carnage in Lahore.

Sri Lankan star bowler Muttiah Muralitharan, the world's highest wicket-taker, who was caught up in the terrorists' gunfire, has been so traumatised he is considering calling it a day.

The differing reactions also exemplify the dilemma facing most Australian players contracted with IPL, which now faces the distinct possibility of having the world's best cricketers opting for safety in preference to lucre.

Former England coach Duncan Fletcher put the predicament of his ex-star players like Kevin Pietersen and Andrew Flintoff in sharp perspective when he said yesterday: "India is different.

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