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Who will win it this time around ?
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Flem274*
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Haha yeah its what I am suspecting, but was interested in any semi-excuses they had.
nz0003
School Boy/Girl Captain
Nah I summed it up beautifully, thanks for asking though.I lol'd.
Any other thoughts on reasons why your respective countries will win gentlemen?
Welcome to the forums btw.
Good to see someone as warm and comforting as you on here.
superkingdave
Hall of Fame Member
Would have India as favourites but think any of India, SA, Australia, SL and Pakistan could win it. West Indies and NZ are chances to make the semis but can't see them winning it. England, Bangladesh and the rest have no chance
Naumaan
First Class Debutant
i guess England have chances of winning it too, saw england vs Westindies 3rd ODI
shah & prior were good
so if pietersen gets fit & these 3 fire in t20 championship, they can really 've a good time
Your comment is downright nonsensical. You need to cut down on what you've been smoking. Try beating the batting line-up that boasts of Sehwag, Gambhir (even though they out of form, all they need is one match to strike gold), Rohit Sharma, Yuvraj, Raina and MS Dhoni. Bowling looks a bit vulnerable, with Zaheer's injury worries. But RP Singh and Ojha are in good shape, great form. Overall, India is one of the top 3 favorites, if not the favorite, to win the tournament.
And they are the defending champions, too.
slowfinger
International Debutant
I somewhat feel doubtful that Pak will go the distance.
If Shahid has fun and doesnt get out for 4 after slogging he can do well as can Akmal, Nazir, Malik, Yousuf and Younus Khan I reckon if some of them play.
If Shahid has fun and doesnt get out for 4 after slogging he can do well as can Akmal, Nazir, Malik, Yousuf and Younus Khan I reckon if some of them play.
...and help Ranjit make some money.
Athlai
Not Terrible
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SA are the most complete side, possibly the best fielding unit ever, but India have a tad more batting firepower than them, if Sehwag actually fires no one in the world can match him in this format against international bowlers. Will back India out of pride, but my brain's telling me South Africa. Also Lee and Johnson opening for Austrlalia scares the sh*t out of me, and Symonds could easily save the Aussie top order's blushes.
pasag
RTDAS
Starting to jump on the SL bandwagon. They have an awesome bowling line up - they have 12 overs where it'll be virtually impossible to score off if they use Malinga at the death. Basically you get strangled by M&M and then are forced to score off Malinga's toe crushes as you're trying to lift the run rate. If Dilshan can carry over his IPL form and Jayasuriya and co can maintain some consistency, I think they're in with a very good shout.
pasag
RTDAS
Is the SA fielding side even better than the Australian one?
Gibbs, Duminy, DeVilliers, that's probably the best infield ever, they'll probably produce a run out a match which is pretty big. one more of that class and it would be almost unpenetrable. Their bowlers are all decent to good fielders too. Their worst fielder is probably Smith or Kallis, who at least have safe pairs of hands. I'd take the SA fielding unit over the Australian one which while very good doesn't have the brilliance of the Saffer unit.
pasag
RTDAS
I dunno, you have Johnson and Lee which are two of the best bowling fielders in the game then Ponting, Clarke and Symonds which are all great in their own right and Warner has been a very handy addition - probably the best fielder of the IPL. Don't think there's anything in it.
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Smith and Kallis aren't especially mobile, but they're still good fielders. In tests I'd have them second and third behind De Villiers because slip catching is the most important area of the field, but in T20 they're not so valuable. Definitely not a liability though.
South Africa's worst fielder with Ntini gone is probably Albie Morkel. None of them miss many catches to my awareness but Albertus has a notoriously weak arm. The likes of Parnell, Abdulla, van der Merve and Morne Morkel i haven't seen enough of to say.
Scaly piscine
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Yea they comfortably have the best bowling attack, batting and fielding is nothing special though. You would fancy a top opposing side to win if they can manage a moderate total.
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The thing is, Ponting and Clarke haven't what they were in the field recently. De Villiers and Duminy are at the level of those guys at their peak (if not even better, de Villiers is as good a fielder as I've seen since Jonty). Herschelle Gibbs has dropped off a little too, mind.
I'm not sure how much value players like Johnson and Lee are. They might keep batsmen down to one rather than two with their strong arm but I'm not sure they'll take a match-changing catch or stunning run-out. Good outfielding is crucial but it's more about being solid under high catches than being athletic.
