March 14, 2014 8:41 PM

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M.S. Dhoni led indian cricket team arrived in Dhaka a short while ago to compete in the ICC World Twenty-20 Championship. A magnificently decorated capital Dhaka welcomed the 15-member Indian squad, with all roads from the Shahjalal international airport to Sher-e-Bangla Stadium in Mirpur brightly illuminated. The championship begins on Sunday with hosts Bangladesh playing a match with Afghanistan. The Indian team begins its campaign with a match against arch rivals Pakistan on march 21 in a Super 10 game at Mirpur. They will then take on West Indies on March 23 at the same venue. In a press conference held in Dhaka soon after his arrival, indian skipper M.S. Dhoni admitted that india is pooled together in a tough group comprising arch rivals Pakistan, defending champions West Indies, and in-form Australia. However he expects the experience of playing in the IPL to help his team achieve success in the marquee tournament beginning march 21. The 2 warm up matches against Sri lanka on March 17, and against England on March 19 will also help, he said. Inaugural won the inaugural edition in 2007, but failed to reach the knockout stages in last 3 editions.

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