I ve just heard the newz.
man…it horrifiying news for Pakistan and the cricket in Pak now.
Its so sad, how political decisions comes in to destroy the name of Pak in the international world.
Man i m so worried, that whats gonna happeded now…
http://www-usa.cricket.org/link_to_database/ARCHIVE/CRICKET_NEWS/2002/MAY/141515_NZ_08MAY2002.html
Bomb blast leaves New Zealand tour in jeopardy
Lynn McConnell - 8 May 2002
New Zealand’s cricketers were preparing for the start of their second Test against Pakistan when a bomb blast outside their Karachi hotel killed at least 10 German tourists.
The New Zealanders bus to take the team to the ground for the match, due to start at 4pm (NZ time), was parked at the back of the building.
Radio Sport (NZ) commentator Brian Waddle was in his bathroom at the time of the blast and said the windows imploded. He has decided to return home immediately.
New Zealand Cricket chief executive Martin Snedden is involved in a phone conference with his team management in Pakistan at the moment.
New Zealand only went on tour after being given security assurances from Pakistan Government and cricket sources and after a review of facilities and plans undertaken by team manager Jeff Crowe.
The tour was originally scheduled for September/October but was postponed due to the aftermath of the September 11 terrorist attacks in the United States.
New Zealand teams have twice before been affected by bomb blasts, when in Colombo, Sri Lanka in 1987 and 1993.
On the first occasion a bus station in downtown Colombo suffered a bomb blast. New Zealand’s tour was abandoned after only one Test.
In 1993, a ranking officer in the Sri Lankan navy was assassinated in a car bomb blast involving a suicide bomber outside the team’s hotel.
The bomb split the touring party about staying and New Zealand Cricket’s chairman at the time, Peter McDermott flew to Sri Lanka in a bid to keep the tour alive.
However, coach Warren Lees and players, Gavin Larsen, Rod Latham, Mark Greatbatch, Dipak Patel and Willie Watson returned home.
Replacements were flown out from New Zealand.
The aftermath of the bomb was horrific in New Zealand cricket and was the catalyst to the administrative re-structure that occurred in 1995. Lees lost his job as coach at the end of the 1992/93 summer and the bitterness flowed through the game for several years.
AK
Definatley the work of Mullas, trying to give Pakistan a bad name, there goes a perfect series.
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