It was naive to feel safe: Sangakkara

“We were all sprawled along the floor,lying on top of each other and taking shelter below the seats. The gunfire became louder,we heard explosions. For some reason I moved my head to get a better view and a split second later I felt a bullet fizz past my ear into the vacant seat,” he recalled.

The attack,Sangakkara added,shattered the myth that cricketers wouldn’t be targeted.

“We had always felt pretty safe in Pakistan,to be honest. It shows how naive we were. We realise now that sports people and cricketers are not above being attacked. All the talk that “no one would target cricketers” seems so hollow. Far from being untouchable,we are now prize targets for extremists.”