London: An explosive batting line up, a lethal bowling attack, a balanced team and a cool captain makes India favorites for ICC world twenty-20 Championship.Just go through the Indian batting order. The 'hit man' Virender Sehwag and Gautam Gambhir
Former Pakistan skipper Wasim Akram said that India are the favourites for the T20 WC.In an exclusive interview given to ESPN Akram maintained that India teams historic victory in New Zealand was a testimonial to India's supremacy in the cricket
Melbourne: Declining Australian cricket team is no longer a safe bet for the bookies, who for the first time in 17 years fear losses if they back Ricky Ponting's men to win the upcoming Test series against South Africa.
Lahore:World Champions Australia may be considered as the hot favourites to lift the forthcoming inaugural ICC Twenty20 World Cup, but flamboyant Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi believes their new look side can act as a thorn to the mighty Aussie's dream if they play with a positive attitude.
London:With England missing the fire-power in their pace battery due to injury doubts, former all-rounder Ravi Shastri has rated India as the favourites to win the three-match Test series because of their formidable batting line-up.
Kandy:Bangladesh are hounded by their repeated first-innings failures as Sri Lanka seek a 3-0 sweep when the final Test starts here.
Kandy:Bangladesh are hounded by their repeated first-innings failures as Sri Lanka seek a 3-0 sweep when the final Test starts here.
The moment of recognition has arrived, and how? The two best teams of world cricket face each other in what one hopes should be a decent climax to an otherwise drab World Cup.
Dubai:Former Pakistan skipper Zaheer Abbas feels that India are among the favourites to lift the World Cup but his own country's chances in the absence of three star players does not look very bright.
West Indies captain Clive Lloyd was poised to lay his hands on the 1983 World Cup for the third time, only to see Kapil's "Devils" from India snatch it away in one of the biggest upsets.
