February 23, 2014 11:15 AM

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The Indian cricket squad, led by Virat Kohli in the absence of injured regular skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni, left for Bangladesh today for the Asia Cup competition starting on February 25. Dhoni has been ruled out of the tournament after the wicketkeeper-batsman sustained a Grade I left side-strain injury during the course of the second Test against New Zealand earlier this month.The Kohli-led team would commence its campaign to regain the trophy, that India won for the fifth and last time in 2010 in Sri Lanka, with a round robin game against hosts Bangladesh on February 26.The remaining round robin fixtures for India are scheduled on February 28 against Sri Lanka, March 2 against defending champions Pakistan and March 5 against Afghanistan. The final of the tournament is scheduled on March 8.

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