Dhaka: After a tough Australian tour and too much cricket during last couple of months Indian cricket team will face Sri Lanka on Tuesday in second match of Asia Cup 2012. The tournament is also a great chance for Little Master Sachin Tendulkar to score long awaiting 100th ton on batting friendly Asian pitches. Former Pakistan skipper Wasim Akram feels that MS Dhoni and Co would still start as favourites in the event. If Pakistan can play as a team, then they are unbeatable. But India remain the best team on paper. They have the depth in batting, the variety in bowling. “In their last game in the CB Series against the Lankans, India showed what they are capable of. When a team chases 320 runs and wins with seven wickets and 80 balls to spare against a quality opposition, it acts like elixir. Will this tonic boost India in Dhaka. Probably,” Akram was quoted as saying in ‘espnstar.com’. “Dhoni remains India’s best leader at the moment and sooner Sehwag realises this, the better. Hence, Sehwag needs to be at peace with him, focus purely on his fitness and the runs shall follow. In cricket, only performance matters and if Sehwag scores the runs he can, fans will automatically adore him,” he added.
(It’s on Tuesday and not on Monday as the portal claims) ![]()
**Date: Tue Mar 13
Time08:00 GMT , 14:00 local
Venue :**Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur
Our Indian squad :indiaflag:
Indian squad: Mahendra Singh Dhoni (Capt), Virat Kohli (Vice Capt), Sachin Tendulkar, Gautam Gambhir, Rohit Sharma, Suresh Raina, Ravindra Jadeja, R Ashwin, Praveen Kumar, Vinay Kumar, Rahul Sharma, Yusuf Pathan, Manoj Tiwary, Irfan Pathan, Ashok Dinda.
SriLanka squad: Mahela Jayawardene (capt), Angelo Mathews (vice-capt), Tillakaratne Dilshan, Upul Tharanga, Kumar Sangakkara, Dinesh Chandimal, Lahiru Thirimanne, Thisara Perera, Farveez Maharoof, Sachithra Senanayake, Nuwan Kulasekara, Lasith Malinga, Seekkuge Prasanna, Suranga Lakmal