Pakistan removed from the list of contries hosting world cup..

Hii Rajib, Ya its 2011 not 2001(also not 2009..lol), and do you really think the security condition in India is same as Pakistan. I don't think so, they are two completely different countries, there is no comparison whether its is about security or credibility. In a way they are right in seeing India and Pakistan on different spectrum.

Rajib, I am with Vipul on this…there can never be any comparison between India and Pakistan right from the time of their creation. Apart from the different cultural aspects, there is precious little we share any longer. The situation in Pakistan is such that after 60yrs of military misrule, the country is on the verge of an internal explosion. The Talibans and fundamentalists are capitalizing on that for their own benefits. India on the other hand has had steady democracy all along (except for those years of Emergency). And democracy has provided us with stability and growth and the willpower to do something constructive. Also remember that the military in India is subservient to the Govt so even if some groups want to destabilize the country, it would be difficult without the army’s or police’s support. Regarding IPL, it clashed with the Lok Sabha elections hence had to be held outside. Too much of security arrangements had to be made with so many foreign players participating so the Govt did not want to risk either the players or the politicians. A wise choice, in my opinion.

Hi Sudipta & Vipul, ya, if things are compared on this level that seems legit. Surely India is much secure than Pakistan. And it was perhaps due to the Election the Govt. denied the concession.

We have lost so many cricketing events due to terrorist attack. First ICC Champion's Trophy got cancelled which was due to held in Pakistan. Then The club T20 Championship got canclled in which RR, CSK and other countries top culb were due to play. Lastly, we lost a good series against Pakistan in January but that was compensated by some good cricket with SL but again India - Pakistan clash is different. It will be exciting to see if these two contries clashes together in T20 World Cup. Although the chances are low as both the teams are last time finalists and Pakistan isn't looking good to even cross the first hurdle!

Ya India has got 29 matches to host in the revived schedule, previously they were hosting 22. I guess why your stars ranking is at 7 they way you give responses, mean agreeing to the discussion most of the time, it should be near to 10..lol

hi pkc3000, ya there decision can be truly justified, especially after the Srilankan players attacked there, and it was a real big security lapse. Now sub-continent teams will also think twice before going there.

Only time can tell. I mean the davis cup team didn't come here from Australiya!

I don't think Australian or kiwi team would have any problem coming.. as the decision to shift from Pakistan should have been taken consulting to the representatives of the cricket boards of rep. countries. Ya there will be no problems during commonwealth and we have enough security to manage any of the big competitions.

Commonwealth Games is really a problem. The "impotent" government has already shown its utter lack of urgency when they decided to not provide security guarantee for the IPL. In India, no one can predict about the timing of an election and if somehow it happens during the commonwealth games then what will be the policy of the government. Hope, "the iron man" will be there at the helm and nothing like this will happen. F1 will certainly be here in Noida in 2011.

Star as i have already pointed up, when providing security to cricketers, Cinema stars et al.. The Indian goverment will make sure that nothing happens. Terrorists may infiltrate from any where, but they caN never infiltrate the security Ring provided to the stars only we the commom men get affected by these strikes and attacks. SO the aussie stars can be rest assured of their security!