Aussies favourites, India dark horses
Posted on Feb 28, 2007 at 10:10 | Updated Feb 28, 2007 at 12:02
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The air is rife with speculation as the countdown to the World Cup begins. Team combinations, likely upsets and probable semi-finalists have become the daily staple of conversations.
We have decided to fan the debate by assessing the top eight teams on a scale of 1 – 10.
The purpose of this exercise is to arrive at the four potential semi-finalists based on their recent form and prowess in batting, bowling, fielding, captaincy, balance, mental toughness, adaptability, recent record and support staff.
We are not unmindful that cricket is a funny game and, eventually, all our analysis could go for a high toss. But our regular readers will agree that Cricketnext has never held back from taking a call. It will be no different this World Cup.
Of course, we may well have missed a trick or a few names, but this is where you readers can fill the gaps. What better way to premier the grand opera?
Sanjay Jha, V Veera Kumar and Deba Prasad Dhar lapse into thinking mode:
SWOT ANALYSIS | ||||||||||
| Teams | BT* | BL* | FL* | C* | BAL* | MT* | AD* | RC* | SS* | T* |
| Australia | 9 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 70 |
| England | 6 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 49 |
| SA | 7 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 64 |
| India | 7 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 58 |
| WI | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 53 |
| NZ | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 67 |
| SL | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 58 |
| Pakistan | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 53 |
| * BT= Batting, BL= Bowling, FL= Fielding, C= Captaincy, Bal= Balance, MT= Mental Toughness, AD= Adaptability, RC= Recent Record, SS= Support Staff, T= Total | ||||||||||
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Posted By Eahsan Sahil
I think india has a good chance to win world cup 2007. The batting line up in indian team is
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Posted By kashif
pakistan you win the world cup pleasse?
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Posted By Himachal
Hey man if fustrated abt physical ability then i m its not a boxing tournament...here the winner will be who
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Posted By Aqeel
India is a good team but not fit for this World Cup 2007, cause Physically they don\''t look like a
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Posted By jeeves
I doubt the bowling clicking for India this world cup, but the hopes of the whole country will lie on
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