Five Sri Lankan cricketers plus the assistant coach were wounded when around a dozen gunmen attacked their bus as it drove under police escort on Tuesday to the Gadaffi stadium [ Images ] in Lahore [ Images ].
Following is a list of the injured players with brief details of their injuries according to vice-captain Kumar Sangakkara [ Images ], who spoke by telephone from Lahore.
* Mahela Jayawardena - cut to ankle, minor
* Kumar Sangakkara - shrapnel cut to shoulder, minor
* Ajantha Mendis [ Images ] - shrapnel wound to back, minor
* Tharanga Paranavithana [ Images ] - shrapnel wound to his chest, minor, but went to hospital
* Thilan Samaraweera [ Images ] - worst injured with what appeared to be a shrapnel wound to his leg. Taken to hospital, but not seriously wounded.
* Paul Farbrace (assistant coach) - shrapnel wound to his arm, minor.

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