‘I am sure India is the team to win’ - Ross Taylor believes India favourites to lift 2011 World Cup
With the fear of a second successive One-Day series whitewash surrounding the Kiwis, the star batsman of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Taylor-c92915, has said that India - if they continue their triumphant form - will be the firm
favourites to lift the World Cup trophy next year.
"The Indian team is http://www.senore.com/Cricket/A-Young-c41367 side but has experienced players in it. It is very hard to bet against them as they go in as favourites in the World Cup. Not only because it is home conditions but their experience.
India has won a lot of games too. I am sure India is the team to win," said Taylor on the eve of the fifth and final One-Day International of the series, which the tourists are trailing 0-4.
India had rested most of its experienced players from the One-Day leg due to injury concerns for the upcoming tour of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/South-Africa-c757 which starts in Centurion from December 16. Taylor admired the inexperienced Indian
players for their outstanding performances in the ongoing One-Day series.
"They are very talented bunch of players...http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Praveen-Kumar-c82600 probably are still very inexperienced but they are very successful in their international careers," he added.
The 26-year-old right-handed batsman admitted that his side is in a “tough situation” against the new-look http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 side but said that they will try to build on their performance in the fourth ODI where the tourists
had compiled a 300-plus total. Taylor conceded that their performance with the ball as well as fielding was not up to the mark as they failed to defend a daunting total at Bangalore.
Both the outfits will have a face-off in the final One-Day of the series tomorrow at Chennai. The match will offer New Zealand a last chance to regain a bit of lost respect while the hosts will be looking forward
to a 5-0 whitewash.
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