Ready for battle

14 June 2010 04:26 pm

Bangladesh cricket captain Shakib Al Hasan, Pakistan cricket captain Shahid Afridi, India cricket captin Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Sri Lankan cricket captain Kumar Sangakkara  pose for photographers after a press conference in Dambulla, some 150 kms north of Colombo.  Asia's Test-playing nations begin their preparations for next year's World Cup when they contest the region's top one-day prize on June 15. Away from the global spotlight on the football World Cup in South Africa, the four-nation Asia Cup will be played in Sri Lanka over the next 10 days. AFP