Cricket Australia has denied reports the team will refuse to travel to Hyderabad for next week's second Test after bombings in the city on Thursday night. The two blasts, which killed at least 11 people, came on the eve of the first Test in Chennai and nine days out from the second Test in Hyderabad.
Although it is too early to determine whether the second Test will be shifted to a different venue, some news reports on Indian television on Thursday night suggested the Australian team would not travel to Hyderabad after the bombings. However, a CA team spokesperson said those reports were not true and it was premature to discuss any such move.
"We're aware of the unfortunate incident in Hyderabad," a Cricket Australia team spokesperson said. "The safety of the squad is of paramount importance and the Australian team management and CA staff are liaising with the BCCI, local authorities and Australian High Commission to ensure we have all the appropriate information. To date, we have no information to suggest there is any threat to the team in Chennai as a result of this incident."
The two blasts hit the Dilsukhnagar region of Hyderabad about ten minutes apart and it was believed more than 50 people were injured, on top of the confirmed fatalities. India's prime minister Manmohan Singh labelled the bombings "a dastardly attack".
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