Javed Omar

A swashbuckling 93 by Dhoni and Karthik's 58 powered India to victory in the first ODI against the hosts at Sher-e-Bangla Stadium.

Bangladesh captain Habibul Bashar won the toss and elected to field against India in the second and final cricket Test at Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium on Friday.

Former England batsman Kevin Pietersen will lead the England Legends while Khaled Mahmud will captain the Bangladesh Legends in the ‘Unacademy Road Safety World Series', starting in Raipur from March 5.

Veteran Bangladesh spinner Mohammad Rafique will retire from international cricket after an upcoming home series against South Africa.

Losing too many early wickets did the side in, rued Bangladesh coach Dav Whatmore after India beat the hosts by 46 runs to win the three-match series.

India will be looking to plug the loopholes and pocket the three-match One-day cricket series against Bangladesh in the second One-Day International in Dhaka on Saturday.

India Legends were off to a flying start in the Road Safety World Series T20 by comfortably beating Bangladesh Legends by 10 wickets at the Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium here on Friday.

A swashbuckling 91 by Dhoni and Karthik's 58 powered India to victory in the first ODI against the hosts at Sher-e-Bangla Stadium.

KOLKATA: They are crestfallen at the turn of events. And seething with impotent rage. "Tell the leaders not to add to our woes," says Mohammad Yasin of Kolutola, angry at the Indian government's decision to suspend the train to Pakistan and the Sada-e-Sarhad bus service between the two countries.

Put in to bat first, openers - Jaffer (138) and Karthik (82) - gave a solid start to India before getting retired hurt. Dravid and Sachin were at the crease when umpires called for stumps on the opening day at Sher-e-Bangla stadium.

Gambhir scored a stylish 101 to help India beat Bangladesh by 46 runs in the second One-dayer and take a winning 2-0 lead in the three-match series.

India's poor batting display at the Bir Sreshtha Ruhul Amin Stadium on Monday kind of mirrored the ineptitude of the hosts, whose first innings lasted just 68.2 overs.

Anyone associated with the Indian Cricket League is termed a rebel, but Habibul Bashar, skipper of the newly-formed Dhaka Warriors, is convinced he is not.

India will field Robin Uthappa and RP Singh for the 3rd ODI against B'desh, leaving out Zaheer Khan and injured S Sreesanth for the inconsequential match.

Zaheer Khan took a haul of 7 wickets as India thumped B'desh by an innings and 239 runs with two days to spare in the second and final Test in Dhaka on Sunday.

A swashbuckling 91 by Dhoni and Karthik's 58 powered India to victory in the first ODI against Bangladesh.

India would seek to bury the ghosts of a nightmarish WC and redeem their pride when they take on Bangladesh in the series opening ODI on Thursday.