Former Pakistan captain Wasim Akram spoke to Mobile ESPN’s Faisal Kamal on attack on the Sri Lanka team.

Dejected is the only word to sum up Wasim Akram's mood in the wake of the gunmen attack on Sri Lankan cricketers on Tuesday morning.

Shocked, sad and simply shaken, Akram says it is sad for sports in Pakistan.

"I don't want to talk about cricket alone. The attacks are unwarranted and have put Pakistan to shame. Please pray for us," he said over the phone from Lahore. "I don't know who has done this but any attack on our guests is simply uncalled for. I hope the terrorists are caught and punished. They can't be Pakistanis," Akram added.

"I have played with several of the Lankan cricketers and am stunned to hear that reserve umpire Ahsan Raza is fighting for his life in the hospital. Raza is a former first-class player and recently took to umpiring. I have played with him and this is unthinkable," Akram said.

"We should stand united under the circumstances and the world should understand that terrorism is now a universal concern. I can see a similar hand working in Mumbai and India must now know that Pakistan are equally at the receiving end," Akram said.

The former Test captain says hosting the 2011 World Cup along side India is "now a distant dream."

"How do you expect a foreign teams to come to Pakistan now? We took pride in hosting our guests. This image has taken a beating. It's sad for Pakistan," an emotional Akram said.

Given Pakistan's unorganized sport governance, the International Olympic Committee is already contemplating a sporting ban on the troubled nation. The horrifying Lahore saga will do the nation no good for sure.