Pakistan is going to host an ICC tournament after a long time. The Champions Trophy is starting from 19 February. Cricket has been played in Pakistan in the last two-and-a-half decades due to terrorist activities. During this time, many times an attempt was made to kill the players in Pakistan. Sometimes the players were fired bullets and sometimes the team bus was also attacked with rocket launcher and grenade. Let us tell you when and when cricket in Pakistan took a bloody form and which players were injured in the terrorist attack.

Sri Lanka team was attacked in 2009

In 2009, the Sri Lanka team visited Pakistan. Then the terrorist attack with Sri Lanka shook the whole world. The second match of the two -Test series between Sri Lanka and Pakistan started from 1 March 2009. After two days of play, when the Sri Lankan team was leaving the hotel for the third day's game and reaching the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore by bus, only then the terrorists started firing bullets on the bus.

These players were shot

It is said that about a dozen terrorists also fired rocket launchers and grenades on the Sri Lankan team bus but missed the target. Many Pakistan security personnel and two civilians were killed in the shootout. While 7 Sri Lankan players and two support staff were badly injured. A legendary player like Kumar Sangakkara had a pellet on his shoulder. While a bullet came out touching the ankle of Mahela Jayawardene. Apart from him, Thilan Samaravira, Ajanta Mendis, Thilan Tushara, Taranga Paranvitana and Suranga Lakmal were also injured. Samarvira suffered the most serious injury. The terrorists were shot in their thigh. In this accident, he had to be hospitalized for several days. After the terrorist attack, the Sri Lanka team was airlifted from the ground and sent to their country.

2002 New Zealand tour of Pakistan

In 2002, the life of the New Zealand cricket team was also formed. After the first match of the Test series in Lahore, New Zealand team was in Karachi for the second Test. The day the match was to begin, there was a loud explosion outside the team hotel. Both Pakistan and New Zealand teams were then in the hotel. Nothing happened to any player in this accident but 12 people lost their lives. After this bomb blast, the New Zealand team left the tour of Pakistan in the middle.