Bangladesh today shelved plans to become the first cricket team to tour Pakistan since a 2009 attack on Sri Lanka team's bus. The chief of Bangladesh Cricket Board Nazmul Hassan told reporters in Dhaka that the decision was taken considering the overall security situation in Pakistan and the concern that people in Bangladesh have expressed over the safety of their players. Bangladesh had earlier indicated that they would play a Twenty-20 and a one-day on January 12 and 13 respectively, both in Lahore. However officials did say that the decision was subject to a security review. Pakistan have had to play their 'home' matches in venues ranging from Dubai to London ever since gunmen shot dead eight people and wounded seven Sri Lankan players in an audacious attack near the stadium in Lahore in March 2009.
News On AIR | December 31, 2012 8:41 PM
Bangladesh shelves Pakistan tour over security<br/>