ICC World Cup 2011 opening match: India raring to go against Bangladesh
2011 World Cup begins with a match between co-hosts India and Bangladesh at Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur.
The Indian side is one of the favourites to lift the trophy but they will not take the Bengali Tigers easy as they will be playing the match on their home ground and will have home advantage.
Indian skipper, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Bangladesh-c747 is a good side and has the benefit of home support”.
The last time these two teams met at ICC’s signature tournament, in 2007, Bengali Tigers emerged victorious and Team http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 was eliminated from that tournament.
This time around the 1983 World Champions will be looking to avoid such a debacle and take their revenge.
The squad is pretty much the same as it was back in 2007 but they are mentally tougher and are more stable in the bowling department. Dhoni, wicket-keeping batsman, concludes, “Quite a few players are the same (from the 2007 team), but we are in a better
frame of mind. We have performed well over the last two years and familiar conditions give us an advantage in this tournament”.
The Men in Blue performed well in the warm-up games preceding this match and will be looking to build on the momentum gained from those games.
India gave http://www.senore.com/Cricket/South-Africa-c757 a run for their money in a One Day series played in January, 2011. They lost the away series 3-2 but they never looked down and out of that series.
Bangladesh players are also pumped up for this game and will be hoping for a repeat of the 2007 World Cup match. They themselves are in very good nick. They white washed http://www.senore.com/Cricket/New-Zealand-c754 5-0 in a home series and are very dangerous when playing at home.
Key players for India
Sachin Tendulkar is one of the best batsmen the cricketing world has ever seen and this will be his final World Cup before he bids farewell to the game he has adored throughout his life. He is an aging superstar but is still going strong and will be Bangladesh’s
prime target.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Piyush-c82317 Chawala will be a force to reckon with.
Key players for Bangladesh
The http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Abdur-Razzak-c892, both are slow-left arm bowlers and are in supreme form. Playing on a spinning wicket will help them target the opposition’s batting.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Tamim-Iqbal-c2640 will be leading the batting line-up. They will be looking to inspire their team on the grandest stage in cricket.
Indian team (Probable)
Dhoni (captain/wicket-keeper), http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Ashish-Nehra-c46293.
Bangladesh team (Probable)
Shakib Al http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mahmudullah-c1877.
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