Dhaka, May 7:

The Indian cricket team arrived here on Monday on a 23-day tour of Bangladesh, determined to prove that their World Cup debacle was a one-off affair, particularly their drubbing at the hands of this country.

The previous tour was in 2004, when India won the two-match Test series 2-0 and the three-match ODI series 2-1.

Rahul Dravid’s team crashed out in the first round of the World Cup in the West Indies and will now try to prove that it is far superior to Bangladesh.

India, for the first time without Sachin Tendulkar when he is fit and available for selection, had a five-day conditioning camp in Kolkata from where the 15 players and the support staff left for Bangladesh.

Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly have been “rested” but they will play the Test series starting May 18 along five other players — Wasim Jaffar, VVS Laxman, Anil Kumble, Rajesh Pawar and Vikram Raj Vir Singh.

The ODIs will be played in May 10, 12 and 15 and the Test matches from May 18 and 25.