Security? Wives aren146;t worried, flying to Pak

Stand-in-captain Rahul Dravid8217;s wife Vijeta, VVS Laxman8217;s new bride Shailaja, spinner Murali Kartik8217;s wife Shweta Kartik and Ajit Agarkar8217;s wife Fatima have seats booked on Indian Airlines flight IC-845 to Lahore tomorrow where they will join their husbands before the second Test starting Monday.

While Vijeta Dravid and Shweta Kartik have open tickets, VVS Laxman8217;s wife is slated to return after the Lahore Test on April 9. Fatima Agarkar has, however, booked her return ticket for April 16, the fourth day of the Rawalpindi Test.

As it turns out, there have so far been no major secutity concerns. It8217;s learnt that only three routine threats, like possible disruption of matches by the crowd, emerged during the tour. There was no specific threat to any player, no intelligence on a terrorist attack or information on any group trying to derail the series midway.