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Aussies
to go ahead with Indian tour
Australia decided Tuesday to go ahead with their upcoming
tour of India despite security concerns following a
series of deadly bomb attacks in New Delhi, drawing
scathing criticism from Pakistan.
“Our advice is there are some concerns and to exercise
caution, but currently they do not compromise the tour,”
Cricket Australia said on its website.
Ricky Ponting’s 15-man squad is due to leave this
weekend with the first of four Tests starting in Bangalore
on October 9. Delhi will host one Test match from October
29.
Confirmation of the tour follows five coordinated bomb
blasts which ripped through crowded markets across the
Indian capital on Saturday evening, killing more than
20 people and wounding at least 90 others.
Indian Mujahideen, a shadowy Muslim militant group,
claimed responsibility.
Cricket
Australia commissioned an urgent security review following
the bombings and spokesman Peter Young said it had concluded
that travel to India remained appropriate.
He
said tight security arrangements were already in place
for the Australia A team currently in India, and they
would be extended to the senior squad when they arrived.
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