Australia wary after New Delhi terrorist attacks

This decision certainly reeks of double standards, and why should we expect any better from Australia? They gave a total non-reason for not traveling to Pakistan. Many important Aussies are living in Pakistan and they had no problem. The matter will get really interesting, if god forbid, the Aussie cricket team becomes the victim of a terrorist attack in India. That would just be ironic, I guess. I suppose Aussies are also not aware of facts such as India being the 2nd largest host country for muslims. If muslims in general have gone crazy against the westerners and confuse the lily-white team of Australia to be a "western" team, then best of luck to Australia in India. At least this was my impression of Australia's reasons for not traveling to Pakistan.

KishoreSharma - Let me make this clear for you if you haven't already figured this out. BCCI back Pakistan because back of their head, they always knew that the situation in Pakistan is nothing new to India and similar attacks can happen in India as well (Delhi). It was a smart political move from BCCI; don't fool us that they help Pakistan because they are our neighbor. There is no lost love between PCB and BCCI. I am not sure why you getting all worked up, we have no issue with India but what I cannot stand is double standards of Aussies and their greed for money.

What this has shown is what most have known for a long time about the australian cricket team and their board, that they are bullish, arrogant, racist, self-centred, opinionated and lastly a hypocritical lot. They can colour it anyway they like, but going by their past behaviour does anyone honestly (with hand on heart) think the aussies would go to india if this money spinning circus in india had not happened ! its not that they feel safer in india (how can single bombs targeting govt be more threatening than series of bombs targeting civilians ?)its they dont want to spoil their payday. Guaranteed they would have cancelled if not for the IPL money. There is a name for such people .... Mercenaries ! I just hope the PCB acts like the great pakistan players of the past who were proud, brave and tough on the field and take a brave step and say pakistan will not play with australia neither at home or in australia, its no different to now.

I have got a feeling that instead of the Champions Trophy if a 50 overs World Cup or even a T20 World Cup was being held in Pakistan, than the stance of most of the teams would have been different . Let's face it that no city, no country is safe in these volatile times and if the Australian team is willing to tour India than it clearly reflects a case of double standards on their part. These are very sad times indeed where the comman man has come to accept these bombings as a part of life and hence the feeling is there that the show must go on.

Australian tour of India should go ahead despite the deadly bomb blasts. First it should send the message to the terrorists that life goes on, and the people are much more resilient than their nefarious plans. Secondly, it will show to the world that Australia, South Africa, and England were wrong in not coming to Pakistan. If they had played in Pakistan, it would have sent a very strong message of resilience. There is heart burning in Pakistan, but still I am looking forward to the series. The show must go on.....

First & foremost I would like to say that it was a shame that the Champions Trophy had to be postphoned. However in all fairness to Pakistani's & Indians the tourmanent was called off sighting security concerns, therefore Australia, though claim to review visiting India, there's more probability of the tour going ahead. Good, but then why fear visiting Pakistan if the actual fear of explosions does exist? Not forgetting New Zealand, who are willing to pull out of tours at a drop of a hat, but they seem to be playing the game already in India without any problem. Again I would wish to state the same fear does exist, be it Pakistan or India. It's ironic.

There is no inconsistency in Australia's position - they sought a security assesment of Pakistan, were advised it is unsafe, and pulled out of the Champions Trophy. With the current situation, Australia are seeking a security assesment (the same as before deciding whether to tour Pakistan) and will decide what to do on the basis of this assesment (the same as before deciding whether to tour Pakistan). But why should anyone be expected to risk their life to play sport, just to please people who will criticise them regardless of what they do anyway? It may be a way of life in some parts of the world, but bombings on a weekly basis are totally unacceptable. Anyone who seeks to compare the situation in Pakistan with the London bombings in 2005 is being disingenuous at best, totally ridiculous at worst.

The inconsistency that Australia appear to be showing in regards to the risks they are willing to take in visiting the sub-continent is very worrying indeed. Pakistan probably gone through all manner of hoops and barriers trying to convince the Aussies among others that they are safe enough place for them to go and still they have not been able to secure a major tour since South Africa a while back. India on the other hand do not seem to have any problems bringing over crickets from all over the world for extended periods of time even though there is hardly any evidence except the stories doing the rounds in the global media that they are any safer from terrorism than in Pakistan or any other country that has had to deal with terrorist attacks.

Kantk and Junoonis,I think you have not bothered to understand my point. I simply contrasted the support shown by Indian fans, media and board towards Pakistan in their time of need with the comments made by a number of Pakistan fans (please see this very notice board below) that Aussies should call off their tour of India. This would irritate any Indian (or any nationality for that matter), and justifiably so. With respect to my second statement, yes I believe that the other Asian countries like Pakistan get more out of their cricket links with BCCI than vice versa. India is the main market in cricket revenue and should strategically decide according to its 'best interests' who it wishes to form alliances with. That is the right of every country.

Well this is a reply to KrishnaKapida. First of all I would like to say Pakistan is much developed compared to India - Krishna visit Pakistan and see for yourself, and then judge, after all they do say seeing is believing. There is still a higher percentage of poverty and homelessness in India. Additionaly, just because India has very recently developed a few IT centres in only its South, and has so called better relationship with the west, does not make it a wealthy and developed nation. And for your information Pakistan has infact been a victim of Indian terrorism for a long time. Most of the recent bombings in Pskistan has been linked to the Indian high commission in Kabul. Hence, to state that terroists originate in Pakistan is incorrect, as suicide bombings only started in Pakistan very recently.