Indian team heads for Asia Cup in Colombo

Eight members the Indian team, including captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni [ Images ], on Sunday left for Colombo to participate in the Asia Cup starting June 15.

The eight cricketers, who had assembled in Chennai for a two-day camp ahead of tournament, flew to the Lankan capital on Sunday morning.

Suresh Raina [ Images ] and six other Indian cricketers, who are currently on a tour of Zimbabwe, will fly directly to Colombo after completing their Twenty20 [ Images ] engagements against the hosts on Sunday.

Rohit Sharma [ Images ], Virat Kohli [ Images ], Ravindra Jadeja [ Images ], R Ashwin, Ashok Dinda [ Images ] and Pragyan Ojha [ Images ], who are presently on national duty in Zimbabwe, are the other cricketers in Zimbabwe right now.

India [ Images ] will take on Bangladesh in their opening match of the event on June 16, followed by a match against arch-rivals Pakistan on June 19.