The prediction game has started from many ex-players on the teams who are favorites to win the World Cup 2011:Duncan Fletcher mentions India, England and South Africa as the favoritesBishen Bedi adds Australia to the list of India, England and South Africa to watch out for Brian Lara has the same predictions as Bishen BediKapil Dev thinks India, Sri Lanka, England have a good chancePeter Kirs...
On Sunday, India play the last group match against West Indies at Chennai, a track that will favor them. They have already played one of the warm-up matches (against New Zealand) here and won it convincingly. Castrol Index rates both the teams closely (159-154) but that might not be the case tomorrow. India has the arsenal in their team to put a strong display but whether they actually do it, rema...
A Grand Mini-final is what Tim Nielsen calls the 2nd quarter-final between India and Australia, adding that the pressure will be on India in front of their home crowd. Fair enough, Tim. But what about pressure on your team to maintain the Cup-winning streak? Your team has lost a World Cup match after 1999 - is it just the beginning of the end?Play 3 spinners, says Wasim Akram.Good idea, Akram, but...
Two ten-wicket wins and two incredibly close matches - that sums up the four quarter-finals that were played in the 2011 World Cup.West Indies were always in contention with Ireland and Bangladesh for the final slot in the quarterfinals. That itself showed their current form and capabilities. Over-dependence on Gayle in the batting front and Roach in the bowling department meant that they were alw...
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