10 Shameful incidents that put the game to disgrace
A few of these incidents are still being talked about.
7. Attack on Sri Lanka team in Lahore in 2009
This is the one of the worst, if not the worst incident in the history of cricket. The visiting Sri Lankan team bus was attacked by the militants in Lahore when the team was travelling to the Gaddafi stadium for the third day of the Test match.
The Pakistani driver of the bus was shot but remarkably and thanks to his presence of mind, he managed to drive the team to safety by taking the bus into the stadium. Seven of Sri Lanka players were injured in this injured while seven people including six policemen were unfortunately killed.
“For some reason I moved my head to get a better view and a split second later I felt a bullet fizz past my ear into the vacant seat,” Mahela Jayawardene had told ESPNCricinfo after the attack. This incident led to international cricket being completely stopped in Pakistan and it took almost a decade for cricket to return to country. Though some of the teams and players are still not ready to travel to Pakistan.
Download Our App