FAVOURITES India launched the World Cup with fireworks yesterday from Virender Sehwag and Virat Kohli in a predictable opening day big 87-run victory over their co-hosts and neighbours but Bangladesh will surely rue their lack of ambition before the 25 000 capacity home crowd at the Sher-E-Bangla National Stadium in Dhaka.
In an extraordinary exhibition of power hitting, Sehwag (left) smashed five sixes and 14 fours in a career-best One-Day International (ODI) score 175.
India amassed an enormous total of 370 for four with Kohli making an even unbeaten 100.
Bangladesh made an early stab at the daunting target before becoming bogged down, ending on a respectable 283 for nine.
Sachin Tendulkar, making a record-breaking 445th ODI appearance, was run out for 28 in a mix-up with Sehwag. (EZS)
