Sri Lanka bus attack, Karachi tragedy, and? When cricketers faced life-threatening attacks
Cricket's global appeal has been overshadowed by tragic violence on a number of instances. The 2009 Sri Lankan team bus attack in Lahore, a 2002 bomb blast forcing New Zealand's tour abandonment in Pakistan, and the recent deaths of Afghan cricketers in a cross-border airstrike highlight the grave risks teams face when touring volatile regions.