Former England captain Michael Vaughan feels it will be tough for Kevin Pietersen and his men to return India for next month's Test series as playing there would be like being in a "military camp" after the ghastly Mumbai terror attacks.

"The tour, if it goes ahead, will become like a military camp," Vaughan said.

Vaughan said it is hard to say whether the Indians would be prepared to play after the mayhem that left close to 200 dead.

"And what about the Indian players? You've got to feel for those guys. Some of them live in Mumbai (Bombay) like Sachin Tendulkar and I bet they've lost a few friends. Our liaison officer in Bangalore, Sachin, his neighbour was shot dead. It has to have an effect on the Indian players," he said.

The former skipper said the scale of the attack was such that the players are unlikely to feel safe even if given presidential security.

"It's such a difficult problem for them. All the lads will be desperate to play cricket for their country, but they will want to have their safety guaranteed and the trouble with this sort of attack is that safety cannot be guaranteed, even if they are given presidential security," Vaughan was quoted as saying by 'The Daily Telegraph'.

"When they get home the players have to give themselves 24 hours then sit down and ask themselves if they can be 100 per cent committed to playing cricket in India. We have a duty to go and play cricket if it is safe to do so, but if the players have fear, they can't go out there and perform," he added.

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