Re: Who will win the Champions Trophy
^The cup was reserved for S.L and they got it. 
Re: Who will win the Champions Trophy
SL, SA, Australia & India have a good chance. And don’t forget the "unpredictables: i.e. Pakistan, WI & NZ. Did I leave out anyone ? 
But I will put my money on India :k:
So India is predictable, I suppose they are the way they crashed out of the world cup and T20. Hope they perform accordingly. 
You couldn’t have said it before the series, its easier to read the stats… I guess it was easier for you guys to say the T20 Cup was reserved for you though it turned out to be T20 Exit 
So India is predictable, I suppose they are the way they crashed out of the world cup and T20. Hope they perform accordingly. :D
India ka pata nahi.......Anil Kumble is/was predictable though. He would get a wicket on every 40th ball. Because that is the only ball that spins. Batsmen get so settle after his constant straight bowling that the first ball that spins, they get trapped.
Later in his career the toothbrush revealed in an interview that actually he tries to spin every ball. Bewaqoof, had he not told this to the world, we would have been in illusion that he does straight bowling deliberately to deceive batsmen.
Why should I say it before?Reservation means Reservation. S.L had reserved it much before the series got started.
Re: Who will win the Champions Trophy
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Re: Who will win the Champions Trophy
^ The name of this news paper should have been `UTOPIAN TIMES’ .
wow …
out of 157 .. afridi scored 100 runs
Depends on how you define un-predictability… Is it winning 9 games & losing 1 like India, or is it losing 9 and winning 1 like Pakistan
They r things like norms
and for those working in the mechnical industry … there is one things called DIN (Deutsche Industrie Norm = German Industry Norm) … every screw, bolt etc. has its own DIN number like DIN 1234
SAF should also get a DIN-number which is used for materials that fade/break-up when pressure mounts
So the last 5 T20 games which Paksitan won in a row only mean 1 to you. Obviously maths is not your strong point. Look at Indian run in the cup and let me know when and where did they win 9 games. Your dreams dont count, only actual matches.
I wish Indians the “same” reservation for Champions Trophy as it was for the T20 cup 
Sri Lanka, South Africa and Pakistan will start the tournament as favorites. But India and Australia might end up surprising these teams
You can `wish’ but reality may not be reserved for it
Re: Who will win the Champions Trophy
Hard To Say about any Team
And nit picking (baal ki khaal nikalna) is definitely YOUR strong point, Ehsaan bhai
9:1 is just an example. You can also extrapolate it to say lose 45 and win 5, or lose 90 and win 10. Happy now ??
This is also called sukht khush fehmi
**Pakistan **not only has a superior record than India in both Tests & ODIs (bilateral + overall) but also when you look at our record in ODIs in 2000s (when Pak have not been at their best) we have not lost as many games as you think.
won 148, lost 107, W/L ratio 1.38
http://stats.cricinfo.com/ci/engine/team/7.html?class=2;spanmax1=31+Dec+2009;spanmin1=01+Jan+2000;spanval1=span;template=results;type=team
India: won 153, lost 123, W/L Ratio 1.24
http://stats.cricinfo.com/ci/engine/team/6.html?class=2;spanmax1=31+Dec+2009;spanmin1=01+Jan+2000;spanval1=span;template=results;type=team
The history that you quoted includes the years when the golden greats like Imran, Miandad, Akram etc were playing.
Look back at the last 40-50 games and its going to be a pretty different statistic :hehe:
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^ Last ten years: 39 ODIs, guess who holds the upper hand...
39 matches, Pak won 21, Ind won 18
try again...
anyone have stats for warm-up matches... :p