Virat Kohli said he was enjoying the "special feeling" of playing in a World Cup on home soil after his unbeaten century guided India to a dominant seven-wicket win over Bangladesh and left him in sight of Sachin Tendulkar's record for ODI hundreds.

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An in-form India team proved too hot to handle as Bangladesh faced a thrashing seven-wicket defeat in Pune yesterday, marking the Tigers’ third consecutive defeat in the ongoing ICC ODI World Cup.

“If Tanzid and Liton could've batted longer, could have been a different ballgame. Hopefully in the next game, our batters can take responsibility,” Shanto said.

Bowling gentle medium pace, Kohli conceded just two runs, a fine return given Bangladesh's openers were starting to up the tempo after stand-in captain Najmul Hossain Shanto, leading the team in place of the injured Shakib Al Hasan, won the toss.

Bangladesh got off to a brilliant start today.

India batter Virat Kohli smashed his 48th ODI ton to guide India to a comfortable seven-wicket win over Bangladesh in their World Cup encounter in Pune on Thursday. 

According to the report from Times of India, Rohit has been handed three traffic challans for speeding.

The 36-year-old is expected to receive the report of the second MRI scan on his left thigh today, which he injured during Friday’s match against New Zealand in Chennai.

The match will start from 2.30pm.

England cannot be faulted for effort at the World Cup but the team are lacking confidence and must start imposing themselves on the opposition, coach Matthew Mott said, after the defending champions lost two of their first three matches in India.

The Netherlands' belief in playing "total cricket" helped them secure their biggest victory at a World Cup when they beat high-flying South Africa by 38 runs on Tuesday, captain Scott Edwards said.

Even though Bangladesh skipper Shakib Al Hasan's availability for the India game today remained in the dark even a day before the crucial World Cup encounter, it was the champion all-rounder who got most of the media's attention yesterday in Pune.

Asked why Bangladesh squad arrived twenty minutes late at Pune's Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium yesterday, Bangladesh head coach Chandika Hathurusingha adopted the humorous route, claiming that their team bus was stuck in first gear.

New Zealand made it four wins from four at the Cricket World Cup on Wednesday with a 149-run thrashing of Afghanistan who came crashing back down after their shock win over defending champions England.

Glenn Phillips, Tom Latham and Will Young scored half centuries as New Zealand were let off by some sloppy Afghanistan fielding to score 288-6 in their World Cup match in Chennai on Wednesday.

Bangladesh head coach Chandika Hathurusingha said that the inclusion of skipper Shakib Al Hasan for tomorrow’s World Cup match against India in Pune will depend on the scan reports of the all-rounder’s injury which the team management has apparently not received yet. 

Van Meekeren did not get the chance to bat but his two crucial wickets were instrumental in derailing South Africa’s chase on Tuesday in Dharamshala.

India bowling coach Paras Mhambrey has praised Bangladesh pacer Taskin Ahmed’s ability to churn our performances in across different conditions ahead of the ICC World Cup encounter between the two sides in Pune on Wednesday.

The return of India "top-gun" Jasprit Bumrah for the World Cup could not come soon enough for bowling coach Paras Mhambrey as he hailed the paceman's strong start to the hosts' campaign.