DO I get this right? Pakistan recently had eight people tragically killed when terrorists attacked the Sri Lankan cricket team and officials and consequently everyone has decided not to tour Pakistan again for years to come.
And last year, more than 200 people were killed in India through the Mumbai terrorist strikes and England returned three weeks later to finish the tour with ramped-up security. So please tell me: what is the difference?
Is it for commercial reasons? Is it because India has more money than anyone in the cricketing world? If the same thing happened in Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe or Bangladesh, would England have returned so quickly?
Please, don't get me wrong. I admire how both boards reacted for each other and for cricket. Great courage and conviction was shown by all. All I'm saying is that it's time for cricketing countries to show the same respect to Pakistan, because the game needs the Pakistanis.
Admittedly, Pakistan cricket has had some problems over the past five years.
In that time, it has had four chairmen, four chief executives, five coaches, five captains, and five players reported for throwing. Pakistan players have had bombs going off nearby regularly in that time, its coach, Bob Woolmer, died during the World Cup and its team has had the worst over-rate breaches throughout this time. It is obvious that there is instability throughout the Pakistan Cricket Board. Pakistan cricket needs good leaders and it needs some friends badly.
For more on this article, please click on the following link: Cricket Pakistan needs some friends to restore order: Dean Jones: The Age
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