PCB chairman Ijaz Butt has urged the ICC not to rush to a decision on moving the 2011 World Cup out of Pakistan.

Pakistan is scheduled to co-host the World Cup along with India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh in 2011, but the country could be stripped of hosting rights following the terrorist attack on the Sri Lankan cricket team in Lahore.

Five Sri Lankan players and an assistant coach were injured when heavily-armed gunmen attacked the convoy transporting the team from their hotel to the Gaddafi Stadium on the third day of the second Test against Pakistan.

Several teams had already refused to tour Pakistan due to safety and security concerns and the ICC moved the Champions Trophy, scheduled to be held in September last year, out of the country.

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Butt, however, hoped the ICC would give the country more time.

"It would be too unjust to doubt Pakistan's ability to host the 2011 World Cup in the wake of terrorists attack on the Sri Lankan team," Butt said.

"I have taken up the matter with the ICC and would also request the international cricket community not to make hasty decisions and wait for a year at least to judge Pakistan's credentials as a host of international matches.

"What happened on Tuesday came as shock to the PCB and the whole nation. We would do all we can to save the future by making the international cricketing community realise Pakistan's eagerness to host international cricketing events."

India, meanwhile, have said they are prepared to conduct more matches, should Pakistan lose hosting rights.

"India is willing. There is no problem," Board of Control for Cricket in India president Shashank Manohar said.

"In any case, the issue would come up at the ICC meeting where it would be discussed among all the members."