South Africa captain Graeme Smith said Friday his players had "major concerns" about playing in the Champions Trophy due to the security situation in Pakistan, echoing the fears of Australia, England and New Zealand and raising the prospect of boycotts from teams or players. The International Cricket Council confirmed Pakistan as the host of the Sept. 11-28 tournament Thursday despite ongoing concerns over security. But Smith said the situation has worsened in Pakistan since his team visited last October, when a bomb exploded in Karachi soon after they had left for Lahore and a state of emergency was declared only days after the end of the tour. "From the players' point of view, we do have major concerns with security in Pakistan. A lot has happened in Pakistan, from a security point of view, since we were there and those are...
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