India Plays Its First ODI Cricket Match With Bangladesh Today

18 June,Mirpur, Bangladesh

The First ODI of the three-match cricket series between India and Bangladesh will be played in Mirpur today.

It will be a fresh beginning for a full-strength India in limited overs cricket after the World Cup semifinal exit as they face a buoyant Bangladesh. Captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni is back at the helm, along with six other ODI specialists.

On the other hand, the series is a platform for the hosts to exact revenge for the World Cup quarterfinal defeat, which had turned ugly after the then ICC President Mustafa Kamal of Bangladesh accused the umpires of favouring India.

Arriving Mirpur with their main team, India have given enough indication that the series is important for them.

Indian players – Dhoni, Virat Kohli, Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja and Bhuvneshwar Kumar – were seen in the nets at the academy ground of the Shere Bangla National Stadium ahead of the first game.