India out to return to winning ways

Dhaka: Team India will hope to redeem their World Cup humiliation against Bangladesh in the first One-Dayer at Mirpur on Thursday.

India play Bangladesh on Thursday and the signs of the World Cup trauma still remain. But suddenly India versus Bangladesh seems like an equal contest.

However, the Indian cricket team are all set to begin a new journey. A mix of experienced heads and young shoulders share one mission - to get back to winning ways.

The scars of the World Cup defeat are still visible and some old perceptions have been thrown out of the window.

"I don't think anyone considers them now as minnows or an easy oppositions anymore. Everyone knows that if you want to beat Bangladesh and specially at home, in these conditions then you will really have to play well and we are aware of that," said Indian skipper Rahul Dravid on the eve of the first One-Dayer.

A tried and tested combination of six batsmen, one wicketkeeper and four bowlers will be used in first match at Mirpur.

Piyush Chawla, RP Singh and the injured Manoj Tiwary have been kept out of the final 12. Dinesh Karthik and Dinesh Mongia will fight for the last spot and in all probability Mongia will get the nod as the fifth bowling option. In these conditions, this looks to be the best combination.