Suresh Raina had some nervous moments ahead of Indian team departure to Bangladesh
Dhaka, February 18, 2011
By CricketCountry Staff
Skipper MS Dhoni cheekily gave a wake-up call to Suresh Raina, after the Indian batsman almost missed his team's charter flight to Dhaka for their opening World Cup match against Bangladesh.
The left-handed batsman gave his team mates a few anxious moments when he overslept on Thursday and missed the bus carrying Mahendra Singh Dhoni's men to Chennai airport.
The 24-year-old eventually made a late dash to the airport in a taxi and caught up with his team mates as they were boarding the plane.
In case Raina thought he was indispensable to the team, he was given a wake-up call by his captain. "When you have a squad of 15 players and you miss a few, you don't really mind it," Dhoni jokingly told reporters.
"But you know when you are in India, there's always somebody who will give you a ride to make sure you make your flight so I'm not really worried about it."
India begin their bid to win a second 50-over World Cup title on Saturday when they play fellow co-hosts Bangladesh.
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