Security forces Dravid to cancel outing

The Indian vice-captain was not allowed to go out with his wife in Chittagong on Wednesday night because there was not enough security.

Rahul Dravid wanted the 'Silver Spoon' but he had to settle for the wooden spoon.

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The Indian vice-captain was the first 'victim' of the intense security measures put in place in Bangladesh when he was not allowed to go out with his wife to the famous chillout zone in Chittagong on Wednesday night because there were not enough security personnel to accompany him.

Dravid's agony was compounded by the fact that if he had been a few minutes early, he might have got into the car with his team-mates VVS Laxman and his wife, Mohammad Kaif, Murali Kartik, Anil Kumble, Irfan Pathan and coach John Wright.

Dravid almost went down on his knees while pleading the security officer to let him go.

"How come they all can go and we cannot go yaar," he pleaded.

With the language proving to be a barrier, it took Dravid a while to understand that there were not enough personnel to accompany two parties.