Shane Warne says threats of a terrorist attack have him "thinking twice" about playing in this year's Indian Premier League, reports said on Thursday.
Fresh security worries have surfaced ahead of the field hockey World Cup later this month in New Delhi, the glitzy Twenty20 cricket tournament in March-April and October's Commonwealth Games.
This week the Hong Kong-based Asia Times Online news website said it had received a warning from Al-Qaeda-linked militant Ilyas Kashmiri about attacking sports events in India.
The developments have prompted the Australian legspin great to urge the organisers of the IPL to consider moving the tournament if threats of a terrorist attack are proven to be credible.
Warne is set to leave later this month to captain-coach the Rajasthan Royals.
"The threats of the past 24 hours have certainly got me thinking twice and is of deep concern to athletes across a number of sports," Warne told the Daily Telegraph.
"If the threats are proven to be real, then organisers of the IPL may look at moving the tournament.
"We moved it last year at short notice and it can be done and there is no way organisers will risk the safety of players and officials."
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Fresh security worries have surfaced ahead of the field hockey World Cup later this month in New Delhi, the glitzy Twenty20 cricket tournament in March-April and October's Commonwealth Games.
This week the Hong Kong-based Asia Times Online news website said it had received a warning from Al-Qaeda-linked militant Ilyas Kashmiri about attacking sports events in India.
The developments have prompted the Australian legspin great to urge the organisers of the IPL to consider moving the tournament if threats of a terrorist attack are proven to be credible.
Warne is set to leave later this month to captain-coach the Rajasthan Royals.
"The threats of the past 24 hours have certainly got me thinking twice and is of deep concern to athletes across a number of sports," Warne told the Daily Telegraph.
"If the threats are proven to be real, then organisers of the IPL may look at moving the tournament.
"We moved it last year at short notice and it can be done and there is no way organisers will risk the safety of players and officials."
Source : http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5iugr1AhEHinH7ifU4PmivlFApqjw
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