Match 1 : India Vs Bangladesh : Bangla Tigers blown away by Sehwag storm

India avenged its 2007 World Cup defeat by beating Bangladesh in its first match this world cup played at Mirpur, Bangladesh. The highlight of the game was blistering centuries from Sehwag (175) and Virat Kohli (100 N.O) and a disciplined bowling performance from Munaf Patel (4 for 48). After losing the toss, India ensured that they batted BD out of the game by setting them a mammoth 371 to win
Brief Scores are: India 370/4 (Sehwag 175, Kohli 100*) and Bangladesh (Tamim Iqbal 70, Shakib 55; Munaf 4/48)

I totally failed to understand why Dhoni went in with three fast bowlers in Zaheer,Munaf and Sreesanth. Going by the history of the ground, Shakib al hassan did the mistake of inviting India to bat first. With no grass or movement in the pitch, he literally played into India's hands. With the strong batting line-up it was more easier for India to pile runs first up. Anything less than 300 would have been disappointing. Infact the total was so huge that the dew factor hardly mattered. Sehwag looks to be a completely different batsman now. Being patient is his new virtue. Not getting perturbed by some short balls or those going passed the outside edges. It's a big positive factor to this already mighty lineup. Hopefully he continues to bat this way in the remaining games. Batting of Virat Kohli has reached a totally different level. Suddenly he seems to stand tall against the likes of Yuvraj,Raina and even Gambhir. He is seen as the most consistent performer of late. What stands out in his batting is his ability to deliver when matters and see it thru to the end. In this match too he matched sehwag stroke be stroke. Chasing 370 was next to impossible for BD on any track. However they kept up their chase and did not give-up until the very end. Munaf's bowling was inspirational. For me, Sreesanth should have played his last game in this world cup. He did was he does best. Give runs in plenty which he did (53 in 5 overs). Zaheer as usual was brilliant. A bit of concern though with regards to the fifth bowler. Yusuf and Yuvraj both went for more than 6 an over.
India now play their next match against a slightly stronger opponent in England. Chawla should be coming-in for Sreesanth. India should adopt a proper game plan against two visible threats. One, to counter KP's onslaught at the start and play Swan tactfully especially since they have never played him before. Offcourse there is trott too, who is the best batsman on current form. All the best team India. Go for it.