Indian cricket team led by Mahendra Singh Dhoni arrived here to take part in four-nation 11th Asia Cup starting on Sunday. India returned from disastrous tour of Australia only a few days ago where they were knocked out of triangular series after having been thrashed 0-4 in the preceding Test series by home team.
India open their campaign against Sri Lanka on March 13 at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium. The clash between arch rivals India and Pakistan is set for March 18, which would be first meeting between two sides since last March in World Cup semi-final at Mohali.
Asia Cup, in which each of four teams meets every other team once in league stage, concludes on March 22. India squad: M S Dhoni (capt), Virat Kohli (vice-capt), Sachin Tendulkar, Gautam Gambhir, Rohit Sharma, Suresh Raina, Ravindra Jadeja, R Ashwin, Praveen Kumar, Vinay Kumar, Rahul Sharma, Yusuf Pathan, Manoj Tiwary, Irfan Pathan, Ashok Dinda. Coach Duncan Fletcher.
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