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First one-day international, Dhaka: Bangladesh v India
Match starts Thursday 0430 BST
Bashar (left) will want to humiliate Dravid again
Bangladesh say they can repeat their World Cup heroics when they play India in the first game of a three-match one-day series in Dhaka on Thursday.
The Tigers knocked India out of the World Cup with a first-round win.
"We have the belief that we can beat any team if we play to our potential," said Tigers skipper Habibul Bashar.
"India are a good side and we can't afford to take them lightly just because we beat them in the World Cup. But playing at home is an advantage."
India captain Rahul Dravid said: "We want to put the disappointment of the World Cup behind us and move on."
India have dropped Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly, Irfan Pathan, Harbhajan Singh and Ajit Agarkar for the series.
Indian batsman Manoj Tiwary is injured and could miss the series and Mashrafe Mortaza is a doubt for Bangladesh.
Tiwary, 21, injured his right shoulder while fielding, while Tigers paceman Mortaza hurt his back in training.
We want to put the disappointment of the World Cup behind us and move on
Rahul Dravid
Bangladesh would like to secure their first series win against an established Test nation as a farewell gift to coach Dav Whatmore, who will stand down after the series, which also includes two Tests.
Bowling on a barren wicket in 38C heat and stifling humidity will test the stamina of fast bowlers from both sides, leaving the spinners to shoulder the burden of the attack.
"The heat will be a factor for both teams. We are quite used to it," said Dravid. "We look forward to getting on the park to play some good cricket.
"Bangladesh are obviously a very improved team and they showed that at the World Cup. They are very competitive, but we will be equal to the challenge."
Bangladesh (from): Habibul Bashar (capt), Mohammad Ashraful, Javed Omar, Tamim Iqbal, Shahriar Nafees, Aftab Ahmed, Saqibul Hasan, Mushfiqur Rahim, Mashrafe Mortaza, Syed Rasel, Abdur Razzak, Shahadat Hossain, Mohammad Rafique, Farhad Reza.
India (from): Rahul Dravid (capt), Gautam Gambhir, Robin Uthappa, Virender Sehwag, Yuvraj Singh, Dinesh Mongia, Mahendra Dhoni, Dinesh Karthick, Shanthakumaran Sreesanth, Munaf Patel, Zaheer Khan, Rudra Pratap Singh, Piyush Chawla, Ramesh Powar.
First one-day international, Dhaka: Bangladesh v India
Match starts Thursday 0430 BST
Bashar (left) will want to humiliate Dravid again
Bangladesh say they can repeat their World Cup heroics when they play India in the first game of a three-match one-day series in Dhaka on Thursday.
The Tigers knocked India out of the World Cup with a first-round win.
"We have the belief that we can beat any team if we play to our potential," said Tigers skipper Habibul Bashar.
"India are a good side and we can't afford to take them lightly just because we beat them in the World Cup. But playing at home is an advantage."
India captain Rahul Dravid said: "We want to put the disappointment of the World Cup behind us and move on."
India have dropped Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly, Irfan Pathan, Harbhajan Singh and Ajit Agarkar for the series.
Indian batsman Manoj Tiwary is injured and could miss the series and Mashrafe Mortaza is a doubt for Bangladesh.
Tiwary, 21, injured his right shoulder while fielding, while Tigers paceman Mortaza hurt his back in training.
We want to put the disappointment of the World Cup behind us and move on
Rahul Dravid
Bangladesh would like to secure their first series win against an established Test nation as a farewell gift to coach Dav Whatmore, who will stand down after the series, which also includes two Tests.
Bowling on a barren wicket in 38C heat and stifling humidity will test the stamina of fast bowlers from both sides, leaving the spinners to shoulder the burden of the attack.
"The heat will be a factor for both teams. We are quite used to it," said Dravid. "We look forward to getting on the park to play some good cricket.
"Bangladesh are obviously a very improved team and they showed that at the World Cup. They are very competitive, but we will be equal to the challenge."
Bangladesh (from): Habibul Bashar (capt), Mohammad Ashraful, Javed Omar, Tamim Iqbal, Shahriar Nafees, Aftab Ahmed, Saqibul Hasan, Mushfiqur Rahim, Mashrafe Mortaza, Syed Rasel, Abdur Razzak, Shahadat Hossain, Mohammad Rafique, Farhad Reza.
India (from): Rahul Dravid (capt), Gautam Gambhir, Robin Uthappa, Virender Sehwag, Yuvraj Singh, Dinesh Mongia, Mahendra Dhoni, Dinesh Karthick, Shanthakumaran Sreesanth, Munaf Patel, Zaheer Khan, Rudra Pratap Singh, Piyush Chawla, Ramesh Powar.
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