Bangladesh skipper Shakibu00a0Al Hasan sends out a warning to Mahendra Singh Dhoni's Indians two days before their World Cup opener in Mirpur

Four years ago, a Habibul Bashar-led Bangladesh, shattered a billion-plus nation's World Cupu00a0 hopes when they beat Rahul Dravid's Team India in the very first round of the quadrennial event in the West Indies.
This time, it will be Mahendra Singh Dhoni's Men in Blue taking on Shakib Al Hasan's Bangladeshu00a0 in their backyard in the World Cup opener on February 19. And Shakib indicates there's reason to believe that history will repeat itself on Saturday.

Bangladesh cricket Shakib Al Hasan reacts after dismissing Canada's Karl Whatham during their ICC World Cup warm-up tie in Chittagong on Saturday. PIC/AFP

Excerpts from an interview with the 23-year-old all-rounder.u00a0

Do you really think Bangladesh can beat India?
Wherever I go, I have to face the same query since we beat the Indians at Trinidad in the 2007 World Cup. Before that, no one bothered to ask us such questions whenever we played against India because we were always beaten by them. We are yet to be tagged the favourite against any of the big teams,u00a0 but I can assure you that we shall try our level best and are prepared to give more than hundred per cent on the field. And yes, we are inspired enough to play a World Cup in front of our own crowd.