That's the kind of message Virender Sehwag, Yuvraj Singh, Suresh Raina and Virat Kohli send out to Bangladesh, who they take on in the world cup opener on February 19

Four premier India batsmen -- Virender Sehwag, Yuvraj Singh, Virat Kohli and Virender Sehwag addressed the media in an open session here at the team hotel yesterday. They spoke at length about India's chances in the forthcoming World Cup, the ghost of West Indies 2007, the precarious opening fixture against giantkillers Bangladesh, and a lot more. Excerpts from what MiD DAY heard:


Right: Bangladesh's Mushfiqur Rahim celebrates after beating India while
a dejected Munaf Patel walks away during the 2007 World Cup at Port of
Spain, Trinidad. Pic/AFP

Lessons from 2007 World Cup ufffd
Virender Sehwag: I have already erased that memory from my mind. Life moves on.
Yuvraj Singh: The thoughts of 2007 are still very fresh. We want to prepare particularly well for the first game since it is Bangladesh once again. We are really charged up to settle scores for the last World
Cup (loss).

Suresh Raina: I actually have no memories because we didn't even qualify for the Super League. The biggest lesson was that we can't underestimate small teams. We need to play Bangladesh with the same intensity and body language which we would have for a bigger
opponent.