‘We better wake up before it’s too late’: Gautam Gambhir, KL Rahul, Harbhajan Singh, Mohammad Kaif, other cricketers react on Sri Lanka blasts

The auspicious occasion of Easter turned tragic with the bomb blasts that killed over 150 persons and injured more than 400 in Sri Lanka. Condolences have been flooding social media and cricketers too poured their hearts out after hearing about the attack. Current Team India members, previous players of the team and ex-cricketers too were heartbroken and angry while expressing solidarity with the families of the victims. READ: Multiple Blasts Likely To Have "adverse Impact" On Sri Lankan Tourism: Tour Operators KL Rahul, Jasprit Bumrah, Gautam Gambhir, Suresh Raina, Harbhajan Singh, Ishant Sharma, Robin Uthappa, Mohammad Kaif, Irfan Pathan, Aakash Chopra, RP Singh were among those who took to Twitter to convey their thoughts about the blasts. The cricketers wrote they were ‘devastated’, ‘deeply saddened’, ‘shattered’, calling it a ‘brutal act of inhumanity’, ‘dastardly act’. and asking ‘how one human can be so cruel to another’. Terming it as ‘heartbreaking news’, they wrote about a ‘serious challenge at hand’ and that ‘we better wake up before it’s too late.’ They asked the Sri Lankans to ‘stay strong, stay united’ in the time of 'crisis' while expressing their prayers to the affected families. Here's what they posted: Am devastated to hear the news of blasts in Sri Lanka. We all have a serious challenge at hand which cuts across religions, races & nationalities. Mosque attack in NZ, now this in Sri Lanka. We better wake up before it’s too late. My prayers r with those affected #SriLankaBlast — Gautam Gambhir (@GautamGambhir) April 21, 2019 My thoughts and prayers with those affected by the horrific terrorist attack in Sri Lanka. Stay strong #SriLanka — Jasprit bumrah (@Jaspritbumrah93) April 21, 2019 Shocked and saddened to hear the news of the Sri Lanka bombings. All my prayers and thoughts for people of Srilanka. — K L Rahul (@klrahul11) April 21, 2019 My heart goes out to the families who have lost their loved ones. What a dastardly act! Deeply saddened... #PrayForSrilanka pic.twitter.com/5jveaTjg8v — Shikhar Dhawan (@SDhawan25) April 21, 2019 Terrible news coming from https://t.co/K7onMYTo9G one human can be so cruel to another ????? #SRILANKABOMBBLAST — Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan) April 21, 2019 Sad to hear about the blasts in Sri Lanka, may the innocent souls rest in peace 🙏#SriLankaBlasts — R P Singh रुद्र प्रताप सिंह (@rpsingh) April 21, 2019 Devastated to hear about the attacks in Srilanka. It’s a brutal act of inhumanity. My thoughts & prayers with the victims & families! — Suresh Raina🇮🇳 (@ImRaina) April 21, 2019 Another act of terrorism...this time it’s Sri Lanka. Thoughts and prayers with the victims and their families. 🙏 #srilankaterrorattack — Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) April 21, 2019 Deeply saddened by the heartbreaking news that has come out of #SriLanka. My prayers go out to the people of Sri Lanka. Stay united, stay strong.🙏🏻 — Robin Aiyuda Uthappa (@robbieuthappa) April 21, 2019 Thoughts and prayers with the people of #SriLanka in this crisis. — Mohammad Kaif (@MohammadKaif) April 21, 2019 Thoughts and prayers for people in #SriLanka what a tragic news. 🙏🏻🙏🏻 pic.twitter.com/twJ3t2tWhX — Ishant Sharma (@ImIshant) April 21, 2019 Shattered with this news coming from Sri Lanka #SriLankaBlast prayers are with Sri Lanka & People 🙏 — Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh) April 21, 2019 Earlier Sachin Tendulkar, Virat Kohli, VVS Laxman, among others too had expressed their thoughts on the shocking incident. READ: Global Leaders Condemn The Eight Serial Blasts On Easter Sunday In Sri Lanka Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickramasinghe addressed the media and said 'action will be taken to stop the activity of all extremist groups in the country. Social media would be temporarily banned with 12-hour curfew from 6 pm to 6 am.' On Sunday, three churches- St Anthony's Church in Colombo, St Sebastian's Church in the western coastal town of Negombo and another church in the eastern town of Batticaloa and three hotels the Shangrila, the Cinnamon Grand, and the Kingsbury were targeted, killing 185 people and injuring over 400, as per reports. There were two more blasts in Dematagoda and Dehiwala in the day, as per reports.

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‘We better wake up before it’s too late’: Gautam Gambhir, KL Rahul, Harbhajan Singh, Mohammad Kaif, other cricketers react on Sri Lanka blasts

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