Sighs of relief that cricketers are safe

Srian Obeyesekere

In the wake of the terror attack on the Sri Lankan cricket team by unidentified gunmen when the team members were being driven by coach to the Lahore cricket grounds yesterday morning, huge sighs of relief swept Sri Lanka on hearing that all players were safe after reports that six of them had been injured in an incident that shocked the entire cricketing world, the first such in cricketing history.

As initial reports reached the cricket infectious country around 9.45 a.m. of the attack as lovers of the game were preparing to view the third day's play on television, sheer shock and concern for the Sri Lanka cricket team engulfed the entire country.

CEO of Sri Lanka Cricket Duleep Mendis said immediate measures were being taken to fly the team back to Sri Lanka, and assured parents and everyone that all the players were safe.

"Only Samaraweera and Tharanga Paranavithana had suffered bigger injuries than the rest who have received scratches," Mendis said.