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Gone for now and gone forever

Enough has been said and much has been on paper about this issue. The news is Pakistan no more stands in the list of hosting countries for the cricket world cup 2011. Few days ago ICC announced in its meeting that Pakistan is being eradicated from the list of hosting nations for the forthcoming cricket world cup. This decision has not only dented the hearts of cricket lovers in Pakistan but also has put a bung on any likelihood of international cricket match in Pakistan for at least 2 years. We have been watching and reading many comments, interviews and statements from different people about this verdict. Majority of them rebuked ICC for this tough decision and some of them put PCB in the firing line. But the fact to me is that the PCB itself is a biggest culprit for that. Let’s just scrutinize the security conditions in the other hosting countries. Take Srilanka first where Tamil tigers are notorious for spreading terrorism in the country. More than trice they assailed the area...