India will put up a good show in the World T20: Gautam Gambhir – Cricket News Update
Hesitant to make any predictions regarding the team’s fortunes in the upcoming http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758 this year.
"I am not sure of winning the cup. It is not in our hands, but will put up a good show in the upcoming T20 World Cup to be played in Sri Lanka," said Gambhir, while receiving the Performance Under Pressure Award at the Castrol Awards for Cricketing Excellence ceremony in Bangalore.
With the World T20 approaching amid much media hype, and following their 2011 ICC World Cup triumph, the Men in Blue have been branded favourites for the cup.
Team http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755 in a thrilling 5-run victory at the Wanderers Stadium on September 24, 2007.
However, their performances in the last two editions of the World T20 have been far from satisfactory. The 2009 tournament, hosted by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/South-Africa-c757, who defeated them in a quarter-final at Trent Bridge by 12 runs – Pakistan eventually went on to lift the cup.
The 2009-10 tournament, hosted by the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/West-Indies-c760, resulted in India being sent home by Sri Lanka, after suffering a 5-wicket defeat at the Beausejour Cricket Ground on May 11. The title was eventually claimed by England.
After winning the 2011 World Cup, and most recently the ICC Under-19 World Cup 2012, India (ranked number 4 on the ICC’s list of top T20 teams) will be eager to complete the set and bring the T20 trophy home.
The squad for the event features the usual suspects in skipper http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Harbhajan-Singh-c61453.
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