Pakistan terror suspect Aftab Farook captained Italy cricket team

Rome: A Pakistani man expelled from Italy for allegedly plotting an attack in the name of the Islamic State (IS) group used to captain the Italian youth cricket team, media reports said yesterday.

Aftab Farook was caught on a wire-tap talking about using a Kalashnikov or bomb to attack targets such as a wine shop in Milan or the airport of Bergamo in Italy, Italian newspapers reported.

"It hit us like lightning out of the blue," said Fabio Marabini, president of the Kingsgrove Milano cricket club.