Sri Lanka experience helped save team

Sri Lanka captain, Mahela Jayawardene said living in a country troubled by civil war helped save his team as it came under fire from gunmen in Pakistan.



The Sri Lankan team returned on a special charter flight early yesterday to the capital Colombo, where the exhausted-looking players had an emotional private reunion with their families.



Batsman, Thilan Samaraweera was seen being taken from the airport to a hospital in Colombo.



Jayawardene said Tuesday\'s attack in Lahore should prompt cricket authorities to put player security higher on the list of criteria in assessing the viability of tours.