Waugh backs India to beat Pakistan
Cricinfo staff
Steve Waugh, the former Australian captain, has rated India as favourites in the upcoming home series against Pakistan. He believes that the series could get close if Pakistan played to their full potential, but still reckons India will edge it.
“India start as favourites. They are a very good team. They have good young bowlers and are also a good batting side,”** Waugh said in a press conference in Kolkata, where he had come to auction his cricket gear to aid the tsunami victims. **Waugh was especially fulsome in his praise of Irfan Pathan, calling him the most promising of the new generation of Indian bowlers.
Source: http://usa.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/CRICKET_NEWS/2005/FEB/180028_IND_10FEB2005.html
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