"There is a large support staff, and supporters, and to provide security for everyone is very difficult."
Despite all that, England will feel under pressure to return to India in time for the First Test, in Ahmedabad, on Thursday week.
If the Indian Cricket Board's all-powerful vice-president, Lalit Modi, had been successful, the England team would never have left.
Just when it looked as though a swift decision to return home was about to be taken, and shots were still being fired in Mumbai, Modi went on television and radio to insist the series was going ahead. He even suggested the remaining two one-day internationals would be rearranged.
India's determination not to yield to terrorism is perfectly understandable. Indeed, that was the British response in 2005 when a match between England and Australia went ahead at Lord's within days of a murderous attack on the capital. But, in pure cricket terms, there is much more at stake for India than a couple of games.
They are now the undisputed financial powerhouses of international cricket and, with the lucrative Indian Premier League and Champions League bringing the world's top players to the country, there is dismay at the prospect of England staying away.
Modi even insisted the decision to postpone the Champions League was taken for logistical rather than safety reasons. "All eight teams tried to implore us to continue and just change Mumbai," he claimed.
It is not only India, though, who will be desperate for England to resume their tour. With Pakistan now effectively a no-go area for visiting cricketers and Zimbabwe off the map for political rather than security reasons, the International Cricket Council have every reason to hope normal service can be resumed in India.
"Everybody is agreed there is no reason why the Test series should not continue," said ICC chief executive Haroon Lorgat. And even England's most loyal fans, the Barmy Army, are urging the players to return.
