The Australian cricketers are a jittery lot. After receiving threats from the Shiv Sena, they are now wary about coming to India after the 13th February Pune blast.
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The terror bomb blast in the German Bakery, a popular hang out for foreigners in India, has shaken the Australian cricketers who are revising their security threat. They are awaiting the Players Association to give them the go ahead.
Already the Australian cricketers were on high alert after the Shiv Sena threatened to not allow Australian cricketers to play in the IPL 3 in Mumbai in protest of the racial attacks on Indians in Australia.
Now with the security heightened following the Pune blast, the second major attack targetted at foreigners in India during the time of Valentine's Day celebrations after the 26/11 in 2008 in the Mumbai terror attacks, the Australians do not want to take any chances.
The South Africans have already had their security stepped up as they play the second Test of the India South Africa series. That Nagpur was also on alert for a possible attack is a chilling factor as they just concluded playing the first Test of the series there.
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