Security cover for residences of Dravid, Kumble, Uthappa

Bangalore, Mar 18 (UNI) The city police provided security to the residences of Indian cricket team Captain Rahul Dravid, ace leggie Anil Kumble and opener Robin Uthappa today, following the team's lacklustre performance in its maiden game against minnows Bangladesh in the World Cup last night.

Police said security was provided as a precautionary measure, fearing trouble from cricket fans. The bandobast would continue till the end of the World Cup matches.

Besides Dravid's residence at Indiranagar and Uthappa's house at R T Nagar, security cover had been thrown around Kumble's house at Banashankari too, even though he was not part of the team which lost dismally to Bangladesh yesterday.

UNI