Cricket and Guns

They were never together, except the near bullet deliveries from some of the fast bowlers of the world, through out history. Be it the Perfume Ball mastered by the West Indies greats like Malcolm Marshall and Courtney Walsh to the really fast beamers from Shoiabs and Lees. But the arms were for the betterment of relationships with the gentleman's game, and not for the enmities and worsening diplomatic ties between nations!

Lahore, 3rd March 2009. The World as well as the sporting fraternity witnessed one of the most heinous acts that was delivered to the heart of sports! After the

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Munich Massacre in 1972 Olympics where 11 Israeli Sportsman were killed by revolutionaries at the Olympic Village amidst tight securities, another such hitch in security could be witnessed on 3/3/09 where the Talibans, the said conquerors of Pakistan, have attacked on Sri Lankan Cricketers, who were about to enter the Gadaffi Stadium in Lahore for the third day of the second test match to be resumed! The series was already a Run Feast and after the Indian and Australian Cricket Board turned down their tours to Pakistan amidst speculations of security lapses, Sri Lanka gave consent of their visit. The series was very important for the Sports Image of the Nation, and their securities just blew hollow that rejuvinating image! Not only were there evidences that the Terrorists had a plan well chalked out, but the way they camped in the region showed and big flaw on behalf of the Pakistani Authorities, for the assailants were well equipped with arms and food!
Cricket in the subcontinent was shamed by the nation, who were not only incapable of sustaining their own lives, but now are proving to be a menace in the name of peace of the World Fraternity!

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