Indian team off to Dhaka for ICC World Cup 2011

The great Indian team, under the guidance of the best captain India ever had, MS Dhoni on Thursday arrived here amid heavy security arrangements for their World Cup opener against co-hosts Bangladesh on Saturday.

On their arrival at the international airport at Dhaka, rapid action battalion commandos as well as police personnel escorted the 15-member Indian squad to the Sheraton Hotel in two vehicles.

The route from the Hazrat Shah Jalal airport to the hotel was heavily guarded by the police.

In the meantime, the huge opening ceremony will take place on Thursday at the Bangabandhu Stadium here, which will be attended by all 14 captains of the participating nations.

The Bangladeshi capital, which has spruced up itself for the biggest event in their cricketing history, will put on a two-hour long spectacle of song, dance and laser shows during the opening ceremony.