Squad: MS Dhoni (capt & wk), Virender Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir, Virat Kohli, Suresh Raina, Rohit Sharma, Ravindra Jadeja, Harbhajan Singh, Praveen Kumar, Zaheer Khan, Ashish Nehra, Pragyan Ojha, Ashok Dinda, R Ashwin, Saurabh Tiwary.

Opening Statement: The Indian squad features some real batting power houses but the bowling front seems to be compromised and the bowlers need to be in some really good form for India to strike the balance in the team.

Rested Players: The players rested for the not so important Zimbabwe tour are back and this adds a whole new flavor to the team. However, Sachin Tendulkar will be missed by his team mates and the spectators alike. On leaving out Yuvraj , I would go with Kiran More’s stance that he should have been part of the squad even if he was injured keeping the 2011 world cup in hindsight.

Combination: Dhoni’s captaincy is critical for India to do well in this tournament. He has been handling the troops long enough now to understand how to manage the strengths and weaknesses in the team. It is most important for Dhoni that he has both Viru and Gauti firing in the opening slot and everyone knows that it could be doomsday for the opposition if these two get going. The middle order then really comes in to play if they get India a good start. Although inexperienced at this particular format, but Virat , Raina and Rohit Sharma have proven their class act already and this is the ideal stage for them to feature in the absence of Tendulkar and Yuvraj. The bowling department really needs Zaheer Khan and Harbhajan Singh in good form and the rest to support them but I feel Ishant Sharma and Irfan Pathan would both be missed.

Prospects: Indian prospects are heavily dependent on their batting and this in turn depends on the conditions and the form of their openers. The first match would set the tone of the tournament for India and it is a good opportunity for India to get their act together against Bangladesh which is the relatively weaker side.

My Playing Eleven: Virender Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir, Virat Kohli, Suresh Raina, Rohit Sharma, MS Dhoni (capt & wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Harbhajan Singh, Praveen Kumar, Zaheer Khan, Ashish Nehra.

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