Group B (Sri Lanka, India, Bangladesh, Bermuda)

Guys, Its not the wickets but the quality of the players what really matters.

Originally posted by venjen Guys, Its not the wickets but the quality of the players what really matters.

Originally posted by zuhair_abbasi India will NOT play 2 spinners together in ANY match!!!!!!!

I agree zuhair ,if India have to win  Ajit and Zaheer will have to do the job upfront no matter how many runs Sachi ,Sourav and Dravid score .I wont be surprised if Ajit actually finishes as the highest wicket-taker .he is in good form and hope he continues that way .

Hey friend, I am damn sure that India will be atleast in Semi final. I think you got Hurt by India's winning streak against u'r country 'England'.

Originally posted by zuhair abbasi The sea breeze plays a vital role specially during the second innings of a day match in the carribean.

Edited by spin wizard - 01 March 2007 at 12:26pm

Originally posted by woodrose1983 Also recently Indians won aginst SL so comprehensively which shows that there is a huge gap still between India and SL.

Huge gap??? Comprehensively??? I am baffled, it was only 2-1.
India were playing at home + SL were without Murali and Vaas, I wouldn't look too much at that series.

Originally posted by woodrose1983 I dont agree that this gropu B is open , rather Group D is the Group of Death.Coz Irish are good enough and Zim have the experience.

Zim, experienced???
Your post will easily make into the best Quotes thread in the Fun and Games section

Yes and if Pathan gets his pace and zip back he will be more than a handful as well .I think Bangladesh have it in them to beat both india and sri lanka and they shouldnt be underestimated .Especially Shariar ,Saqibul and mehrab are in good form .Then they have Mortaza and Hosain at the top followed by the warehhorse Rafique and the other rookie spinners .I think they have a good chanve this time .I wouldnt say that India will definately make the semi finals but they are definately strong and balanced and experiecnced enough to do so .But our fielding is a major problem now that we have Kumble ,ganguly ,Dravid and Sachin who are all 33+ and are not as fit as some of the Aussies in the same age group .

i still feel BD might do it this time...either aginst SRL or id!! it just takes one good day mates!! and mind you they ar not that bad as they usd to be ever before!!

Yes i agree with u Miraz and you just cant trust the Indians they lose just too easily sometimes and we have seen this many a time .I think if Bangladesh can maintain the pressure  then the Indians might just succumb to it .

These practice matches should do them good. I think South Africa did some training today as well.

Originally posted by woodrose1983 Originally posted by zuhair_abbasi Dont be so  damn sure mate!1 Indian group is the most wide open one in the tournament. Dont underrate BD!! They are growing in confidence. Watch out for Shahriar Nafees And Moshrafe. These two can cost you the match on thier day. I feel this is one grooup where there stil is uncertaininty regarding the two teams going  to super 8!! yes , absolutely you are right.Anything can happen.When BD have beaten Aus once , Kenya beat WI , and Zim beat SA.   But the chances that India will go down against BD is very much rare,hardly 1%. Also recently Indians won aginst SL so comprehensively which shows that there is a huge gap still between India and SL.   I dont agree that this gropu B is open , rather Group D is the Group of Death.Coz Irish are good enough and Zim have the experience.

Yeah very funny Naren.  And when was the last time India won anything abroad?

Slow turning wickets with uneven bounce r the best wickets for SriLanka...Many times I have seen them winning on such tracks......Sanath, Murli, Arnold, Dilshan, bandara all these bowlers create problems on such tracks...Indian can handle their pacers but more than often their slow bowlers create problems for us.....so if trinidad wicket is bouncy than probably Indians will have an upperhand on SL

If India want to win this World cup Dravid MUST bat at 3. Not 5 or 6 and trying to resurrect the innings.