Word: terrorization
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...tournament during the 2009 cricket calendar. But that clashed with India's election. After much dilly-dallying, the Home Ministry and some state governments told IPL organizers they would be unable to provide adequate security for the 45-day tournament. Given the heightened security concerns since the Lahore terror attack on the Sri Lankan cricket team earlier this month, that made holding the IPL in India impossible. (See pictures of the deadly attack on Sri Lanka's cricketers...
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...India, cricket is also big business. The Indian Premier League (IPL), which features a fast and furious short version of the game, began in 2008 and is already worth approximately $2 billion. But last year's terror attack on Mumbai, and the assault on the Sri Lankan cricket team in Pakistan on March 3 in which eight people died (six policeman and two civilians) and several Sri Lankan players were injured have raised fears about the future of the game in the region. Will the threat of further attacks spell the end of international cricket in South Asia? (See pictures...
...understand," he says, "But I believe players will come." Rajaraman points out that last year's IPL match in Jaipur between the Rajasthan Royals, led by Australian bowling great Shane Warne, and the Bangalore Royal Challengers with players from South Africa, England and Australia, went ahead despite a deadly terror attack in the city just days before. "At one level, it's a game people love and will do anything for," Rajaraman says. "At another, there is greater faith in India than there is in Pakistan...
...Lahore attack, says Roshan Abeyasinghe, Sri Lankan cricket commentator and manager of Ajantha Mendis, one of the Sri Lankan players injured in the Lahore attack, just confirms the potential dangers of a sub-continental tour. "Now whatever fears they had have come true," he says. (See the worst sporting terror attacks...