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Curious cases of abandoned cricket tours

London: It was on the card the day West Indies team landed on India soul for limited over games and finally on Friday they decided to cut short the tour over pay dispute with WICB.

India in Pakistan 1984/85

The assassination of Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi sparked 13 days of national mourning and saw the final three matches cancelled.

Sri Lanka in Pakistan 2008/09

Sri Lanka were travelling in their team bus on the way to the second Test in Lahore when terrorists opened fire, injuring six members of the Lankan tour party. Sri Lanka went home and no major international matches have since taken place in Pakistan because of security fears.

 West Indies in India 2014

A protracted pay dispute between the West Indies players and their own board eventually saw Indian officials announce the end of the tour after Friday`s fourth one-day international amid suggestions from their Caribbean counterparts it might still continue.