Re: Champions Trophy - India V Pak - Sep. 26, 09
India has always had a better batting line up on paper. However, they have lacked the fighting spirit barring the Kapil Dev led team in the 80s. Pak had some great batsmen & some mediocre ones, but all of them had the fighting spirit that Indian batsmen lacked. The Indian team became a lot more aggressive under Ganguly's leadership and Dhoni has just kept the momentum going. If at all the gap between the two batting sides has widened today compared to 80s & 90s.
Pak has always been the better bowling side. However, while the gap between quality of bowlers (pace mainly) was huge in the Imran, Wasim, Waqar & Shoaib era it is not as big anymore. However, Pak still has an edge when it comes to bowling.
So IMO, India is a better team overall on paper. The big question is will they deliver on the field ?
I guess we will know tomorrow :)