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InDepth headlines national business sports cricket regional entertainment technology world travel autos health | in-depth coverage > Cricket World Cup 2003 > India are World Cup favorites: British daily 20.49 IST 02nd Oct 2002 By IndiaExpress Bureau The British media has said that India are World Cup favorites, next only to Australia in the wake of a slew of impressive performances in recent years and emergence as the joint winner in the ICC Champions Trophy in Sri Lanka. "India should now be installed among the favourites for next February's World Cup, second only to holders Australia," The Daily Telegraph said. Though the washed-out India-Sri Lanka final had to be treated as a tie, "This had been India's competition from the moment they annihilated England nine days ago. It was not so much the quality of their batting that stood out but the salmon leaps and dives of Yuvraj Singh and Mohammad Kaif in the field. A completely rejuvenated team." The daily also lashed out at the ICC for failing to take pre-emptive measures to keep the tournament going despite the predictability of thunderstorms lashing Lanka since early October. Two excellent semi-finals notwithstanding, the competition was plagued by a number of problems: right from the furor over restrictive players' contracts to the awkwardness of a schedule involving three uncompetitive teams, the Telegraph said. "The final wash-out was somehow a fitting end," it stated rather sarcastically. in-depth coverage > Cricket World Cup 2003 > |
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