Bangladesh v India, Group B, World Cup 2011, Mirpur
Sehwag, Kohli power India to comfortable win
There was no shortage of excitement before the start of the opening game of the World Cup•Getty Images
Virender Sehwag and Sachin Tendulkar got India off to a rapid start •Associated Press
Once Gambhir fell, Virat Kohli didn't allow the tempo to drop•AFP
Sreesanth's night started with a close lbw appeal ... •AFP
Once MS Dhoni stumped Siddique for 37, Bangladesh started to fall way behind the asking rate•AFP
Bangladesh won the toss and elected to field•Getty Images
After Tendulkar fell, Sehwag carried on and reached his half-century off 45 balls•Associated Press
Sehwag blasted his way to a hundred•AFP
... but he was soon taken apart by Imrul Kayes•Getty Images
Shakib tried to keep his team in the game with a quick fifty, but the required rate kept rising•AFP
He found an able ally in Gautam Gambhir who reached 39 in quick time ...•AFP
Kohli got a century too, and India notched up a mammoth 370•AFP
Tamim Iqbal and Junaid Siddique put together a steady partnership after Kayes fell•AFP
Munaf Patel picked up four wickets and India won by 87 runs•AFP