Ajinkya Rahane, opening the innings, scored 56 runs in an easy chase of 160 against the Afghan unit.
Mendis burst onto the scene with 26 wickets at home in three Test matches in his debut series against India.
Sunil Gavaskar said it was hard to comprehend the Indian team’s decision to play an unchanged XI.
India beat Afghanistan in their last Asia Cup fixture, but a lot of questions went unanswered in India's campaign.
Pujara and pacer Ishwar Pandey were not included in the team for the inconsequential match.
In Hafeez, Misbah, Ajmal, Afridi, Junaid and Shehzad we already have the core, says Latif.
Pakistani spinner Abdur Rehman took a hat-trick of illegal full tosses to finish with figures of 0-0-8-0.
Shahid Afridi’s 25-ball 59 helps Pakistan pull off their highest run-chase to make final.
SVSU vice-chancellor Manzoor Ahmed said the suspension was a “precautionary measure”.
Virat Kohli felt Amit Mishra showed a lot of courage in taking up the challenge he threw at him.
If Bangladesh can pull off an upset win over Pakistan, India would have a slight chance of making finals.
Afghanistan, chasing 254 to win, struggled against Thisara Perera’s pace and Ajantha Mendis’s guile.
After the ball is pitched, he sometimes takes his eyes off the ball even before it reaches him.
Players given a chance by selectors with an eye on World Cup haven’t really made the opportunity count.
Gavaskar also lashed out at the top order, saying that the batsmen were over-confident
There were no hints of Ashwin's new action in nets during India’s practice session on eve of their Asia Cup opener.
Kohli and Rahane's 213-run stand was talking point of India's convincing run-chase against Bangladesh.
Aaron's erratic spell of fast bowling, which almost knocked out Rahim, was talking point of first half of game.
On skippers’ day out, Kohli’s ton heavier than Rahim’s as India beat Bangladesh by six wickets.
Mashrafe Mortaza feels that playing in front of home crowd would be a boost for Bangladesh in Asia Cup.
Dinesh Karthik went on to add that the team has an exciting bunch of youngsters who would be keen to do well.
For India, the build up to the 12th edition of Asia Cup has been quite similar to that of 2012.
Pakistan may be defending champs, but against familiar foes Sri Lanka, there is little to choose between the sides.
Nabi, 29, is the captain of the Afghanistan cricket team with 655 runs and 23 wickets in 27 ODIs to his name.
Virat Kohli-led India will open their Asia Cup campaign on Wednesday against Bangladesh at Fatullah.