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India a very dangerous side: Ricky Ponting
Sydney,
Feb 18 (IANS) Australia's two-time World Cup winning captain Ricky Ponting on
Wednesday said that India were a "very dangerous" team and a serious
contender to retain the coveted trophy.
"India
have got too many class players in their team to not be serious contenders at
some stage. If they happen to play as well as they can, they are very
dangerous," the former batsman was quoted as saying by bccitv.com.
"I
think they will get better, it was a very encouraging start for them the other
day, although I thought it was a pretty weak Pakistani side," Ponting
said, referring to India's emphatic win over Pakistan in their lung opener on
Sunday.
The
40-year-old, who was instrumental in getting Australia the World Cup in 2003
with his knock of 140 against India in the final at Johannesburg, said The men
in blue had a tough time in the Test and tri-series leading up to the big event
this time, but hoped the tune up after the dismal tour has been utilised well.
"India
got into the World Cup after a tough time in the Test series and the
tri-series. But I got a feeling that they got a bit of a downtime after that
and started to build things up at the start of this tournament," he said
adding he would still put his bet on his country to lift the trophy for a
record fifth time.
"I
think Australia are favourites."
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