Shakib wins toss, Bangladesh to bat against India

Bangladesh skipper Shakib Al Hasan won the toss and opted to bat against India in the Asia Cup cricket one-day international at Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium here today.

India's big guns have returned to the team following a month-long break and after an embarrassing tri-series in Zimbabwe where the second-string side lost three out of four matches.

Teams: India: Mahendra Singh Dhoni (C), Virender Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir, Suresh Raina, Rohit Sharma, Ravindra Jadeja, Virat Kohli, Zaheer Khan, Harbhajan Singh, Ashish Nehra and Praveen Kumar.

Bangladesh: Shakib Al Hasan (C), Tamim Iqbal, Mushfiqur Rahim, Imrul Kayes, Mahmudullah, Mashrafe Mortaza, Mohammad Ashraful, Naeem Islam, Shafiul Islam, Suhrawadi Shuvo and Syed Rasel.