Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan won the toss and asked India to bat first in the World Cup opener at the Shere-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur.
Published: Feb 19, 2011, 01:45 PM (IST)
Edited: Feb 19, 2011, 01:45 PM (IST)
Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan won the toss and asked India to bat first in the World Cup opener at the at the Shere-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur.
Â
Mirpur: Feb 19, 2011
By CricketCountry Staff
Â
Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan won the toss and asked India to bat first in the World Cup opener at the Shere-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur.
Â
India have opted for a three-pronged seam attack comprising Zaheer Khan, Shanthakumaran Sreesanth and Munaf Patel and have left out Ashish Nehra who was reported to be carrying an injury.
Â
Bangladesh are going into the match without experienced Mohammad Ashraful.
Â
Teams
India: Mahendra Singh Dhoni (capt and wk), Virender Sehwag, Sachin Tendulkar, Gautam Gambhir, Virat Kohli, Yuvraj Singh, Harbhajan Singh, Zaheer Khan, Munaf Patel, Yusuf Pathan, Shanthakumaran Sreesanth.
Â
Bangladesh: Shakib Al Hasan (capt), Tamim Iqbal, Imrul Kayes, Junaid Siddique, Raqibul Hassan, Mushfiqur Rahim (wk), Mahmudullah Riad, Abdur Razzak, Naeem Islam, Shafiul Islam, Rubel Hossain.
Â
Â
Pictures © AFP
