http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 tipped as favorites to lift the World Cup
The Cricket World Cup is a little more than two months away and former legends and some current players have spoken out on which teams they think have high chances of becoming the new champions. Three former World Cup winning captains and one legendary batsman
have said that the Indian team is the favorite in this World Cup.
The West Indian great, Vivian Richards said that the Indian cricket team has been in good form and in home conditions; they can win the World Cup. He said that the team will have the crowd backing them and the home conditions are always a plus point. Commenting
on the South African series, Richards said that it will add to the confidence of the Indian team. He feels that it is always good to have tough competition before the start of the World Cup. Richards was in the squad of the 1975 and the 1979 World Cups which
were both won by the West Indian team.
Richards was not sure about the chances of his team in the upcoming World Cup. The team has some potential cricketers who can win matches on their own but at the end of the day; a combined effort would be required. Richards believes that if the talent is
organized well, the team will have good chances.
On the other hand, the former Indian all-rounder and Indian captain, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Kapil-Dev-c70234 also favors his team for the upcoming Mega event. According to Kapil, the first goal of the team should be to reach the semifinals. He said that it is important for the teams
to play good cricket in the tournament, and he stressed on the fact that they must perform consistently in order to win.
Kapil also said that the South African tour would improve the chances of the team just like a tough tour of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/West-Indies-c760 did in 1983, when India went on to win the world Cup. It is important for the teams and players to mentally feel that they can win the
tournament.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Imran-c64193 Khan also reckoned that India had a great chance to be the winners but also mentioned that the pressure the team will be going through to rise to the occasion will be intense. Imran remembered the 1983 and the 1987 World Cups in which the West Indian
and the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755 teams were favorites to win but made small mistakes which led to upsetting defeats.
Imran claims that a team needs just two batsmen to perform in the entire tournament while others build the innings around them. It is important to cope with the added pressure which the team has to face, when everyone considers them to be favorites, added
Imran.
While other legends tipped India to be favorites, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Arjuna-Ranatunga-c45447 claimed that the Sri-Lankan team are the favorite to win. He said that the Indian team has a tendency to fall apart when they have extra pressure over them. It will not be easy for the Indian
team to perform in front of massive crowds and take the pressure of being favorites.
Ranatunga said that the Sri-Lankan team has a balanced side and they can easily repeat history by winning the World Cup. However, he feels that the middle order of the Sri-Lankan team was much stronger when the team won in 1996.
Adding to the predictions of all the legends, Ross http://www.senore.com/Cricket/New-Zealand-c754 team is playing with full strength
and are yet to win a match in Indian conditions.
The Indian team has been tipped as favorites from most former cricketers and with the performances the team has given in home conditions; there is no doubt that the home team will be eying the World Cup. However, it all depends on how the pressure is handled
by the Indian team.
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