Today at 8:00 a.m. ET Bangladesh will lock horns with India at the Asia Cup in Fatullah, and the limited-overs cricket action can be live streamed here by clicking this link.
While the Asia Cup lacks the prestige of the World Cup or World Twenty20s, the winners receive a substantial trophy, and fans obtain bragging rights. Virat Kohli is assuming the captaincy of India's squad for this match instead of MS Dhoni, but India's in good hands. In past matches as captain he has led his teams to an average of 66.40. He's always proven to be a capable batsman, but now he will get his chance to prove adept at managing the contributions between batting and leading.
"He [Dhoni] has been a very important player and led the team very well. We have been consistent in one-dayers and one big reason has been his consistency and captaincy. Not having him will be a big change. But I am sure these guys will be eagerly waiting to grab their opportunities," Kohli said.
Bangladesh is far from the powerhouse India is, as the Indians are the defending champions, but they proved to be a scrappy bunch against Sri Lanka during their last ODI. They'll be weakened in this match, because top all-arounder Shakib Al Hasan has been suspended for three games thanks to an ill-timed obscene gesture. Mushfiqur Rahim will be counted on in Hasan's absence to lead the Bangladesh side, even though he had an outage against Sri Lanka, surpassing 50 just one time.
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