Sri Lankan cricketers Thilan Samaraweera and Tharanga Paranawitharana were among the five injured in Lahore when gunmen targeted the team as it was entering the Gaddafi Stadium for the ongoing Test. CEO of Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) Duleep Mendis told media that double centurion Samaraweera and Paranawitharana were wounded when they were entering the match venue. "The latest reports we receive say that three other players have also sustained injuries," Mendis said. Team captain Mahela Jayawardene's father said his son had just called his wife from Lahore to say that he too had suffered minor injuries in his leg during the attack that shocked the nation.