Lets get this straight guys, if India has to win the WC'07, we have to play everyone sometime or the other. We cannot hide behind formats so that we 'escape' playing this team or that team!
A WC winning team has to be prepared to meet any team and beat them. Have we worked out our strategy against every team? Are we singling out some danger men to see how we contain them or get them out??! How do we tackle, a Ponting, Pietersen, Symonds, Yussuf, Gayle, Lara, Jayasuriya. Or work our strategy against bowlers of the class of Murali, McGrath, Bond?? If we are confident of doing the above, half the battle is won!
One thing I am convinced, we have the talent, only it should all fire at the right time.....so by saying we will play X, Y or Z doesnt really matter. If we have to win the WC, we have to play each and every team.
And ladies and gentlemen, a thought for the minnows; I can guarantee you there will be a couple of surprises; so lets now put down our guard against the so-called lesser teams; cricket with all its glorious uncertainties will spring a couple googlies, hopefully we are not at the receiving end of these surprises!
