5 tours affected by security concerns

#3 Sri Lanka's tour of Pakistan 2009

Thilan Samaraweera, who had a bullet removed from his thigh, was one of several persons to be injured in the Lahore bus attack in 2009

The most brutal day in the history of the sport came in March 2009 when the Sri Lankan team bus was attacked by terrorists outside the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore. The tourists were on their way to the ground to start the third day’s play when the horrendous attack injured seven Sri Lankans while six Pakistani policemen and two civilians were shot dead.

The driver of the minivan carrying the match officials – all umpires and the match referee, among others – was also killed, with Thilan Samaraweera even requiring surgery to remove a bullet from his left thigh, having being urgently flown back home from Lahore. Since then, Pakistan have informally adopted the UAE as their home ground, with all major cricket taking place in Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Sharjah.