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Warne & co shaken by Jaipur blasts, may return home

by Sanjay Jha | May 15, 2008 at 01:56 am

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The blasts in the Indian city of Jaipur have had an impact on the ongoing cricket tournament as well. Australian players in the Jaipur team have decided to pull out of the series and return home. The pullout will be a big setback for Warne's Jaipur team.

The serial blasts in Jaipur may take its toll on the ongoing multi-million dollar Indian Premier League as Australian stars Shane Warne and Shane Watson and South African Graeme Smith are considering quitting the tournament, according to media reports.

Rajasthan Royals' Warne, Watson, Smith and team manager Darren Berry -- now holidaying in Goa -- are very scared after the incident and are refusing to return to Jaipur. They are even considering leaving India altogether.

"(There's) a real option of getting on the plane and getting out of here. We are not comfortable at all. This is an extremely uncomfortable situation," Berry was quoted as saying by Macquarie National News .

Berry said his family members in Australia were concerned about his safety in India.

"Cricket has been good to me, but I have a wife and three kids back in Melbourne and they are less than impressed with the part of the world I am in."