A day earlier, as part of efforts to thwart the Pakistan Army`s designs to revive terrorism in Jammu-Kashmir, the Indian Army had redeployed troops in the higher reaches of areas south of Pir Panjal to carry out search and destroy operations. As a part of this deployment, over 10 battalions and 500 special forces operatives are stationed there

Earlier, former Pakistani spinner Danish Kaneria insisted that Dubai would be the better venue because `safety of players is the first priority`