ICC Champions Trophy 2009

[King Pietersen]

England's ODi form has been quite impressive of late, we beat India in a home ODi series and also beat Sri Lanka in Sri Lanka which was a brilliant win, we were unlucky in New Zealand, but did deserve to lose the series after a couple of bad performances. I think we can get through the group, Sri Lanka haven't been in good ODi form since the WC, and with losses against England, Australia+India in the CB series and West Indies I can't see them getting very far.

 

[khalek]

do Bangladesh and Zimbabwe need to qualify or what?...

 

[icyman]

England's ODi form has been quite impressive of late, we beat India in a home ODi series and also beat Sri Lanka in Sri Lanka which was a brilliant win, we were unlucky in New Zealand, but did deserve to lose the series after a couple of bad performances. I think we can get through the group, Sri Lanka haven't been in good ODi form since the WC, and with losses against England, Australia+India in the CB series and West Indies I can't see them getting very far.

Dude,of late-it goes back as late as 2007 against India.Thats quite a big gap.

 

[Inbox24]

I'm losing faith in Australia fast. Our ODI team is disintegrating fast. With Gilchrist gone and Ponting in the toilet our two of our best top order batsmen gone effectively. Of course our middle order is still going strong with Clarke, Symonds and Hussey but then our bowlers are pretty down too. Johnson and Clark don't really cut it at the moment and the lack of a decent specialist spinner is really going to hurt in the sub continent. Team:

Hopes
Hayden
Ponting
Clarke
Symonds
Hussey
Haddin
Lee
Johnson
Bracken
Clark

Doesn't look all that threatening compared to a couple of years back.

Thus, I see a really good opportunity for maybe India to begin to establish themselves and maybe South Africa. Both have a good mix of both newcomers and veterans.

 

[shubhrayu]

India have quality pacers.India got Tendulkar,India to win

 

[Jit]

India have quality pacers.India got Tendulkar,India to win

well you never know what can happen

 

[icyman]

With the Aussie disintegration,i think the Champions Trophy is more open than ever before.

My bet on India ,Australia,England and South Africa to reach the Final Four.Probably,SA might lift the cup.

 

[khalek]

yeah South Africa might take the cup.... no chance for Sri Lanka...

 

[icyman]

Sri Lanka have been on the down since the World Cup.The Asia Cup could decide their fate in the ICC CT.
A good showing in the Asia Cup could lift the team morale and they can hope for a respectable show in the ICC CT.

 

[Jit]

will dravid and ganguly will be back in odi cuz they have improved a lot espescially ganguly in fielding and he is in great form in batting but not sure about dravid

 

[icyman]

Ganguly hinted that he would like to retire by Sep 2008.So,the selectors might just select him for the ICC Champions Trophy,swansong.

 

[shubhrayu]

Ganguly no chances,Dravid forget it............



ALL"S OVER FOR THESE GUYS.STARS REACH AT THEIR PEAK AT SOME TIME AND WHEN TIME COMES THEY TOTALLY FALL ON THE GROUND



THIS HAS HAPPENED WITH GANGULY AND DRAVID

 

[TruSachFan]

ganguly back in odis

lmao rofl lmao

pls no pls

look i love ganguly
but ive seen enuff of him running his partners out, playing at a low strike rate, pathetic fielding etc etc

 

[khalek]

dravid has no chances because rohit sharma has replaced him very well... but i think ganguly deserves to get back to ODIs...

 

[SciD]

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You guys still think India will win?????