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[MundaPakistani]

Not always about choking in the final In the 1999 finals vs PAK, the 03 finals vs AUS and a few others IND were clearly the second best team of the tournament and it wasn't a surprise to see them lose in the final. Even here SL were the favorites due to their superior and mysterious bowling attack.

[Chorazin Reto]

Wow Tapioca, sour grapes. Sri Lanka played well and deserved the win, Jaya demolished the Indian attack and just ran out of steam, i guess at 39 it's going to happen, he had some support from Dilshan and a valuable innings from Kulasekera at the finish. Mendis bowled with guile and made some 1st class batsman look inept(Yuvvy), he had an econ rate of 1.62 from 8 overs with Murali econ 3.25 from 8(still very respectable and better than any Indian bowler). Well done SL

[The Outsider]

Wow Tapioca, sour grapes.

Tapioca was being sarcastic.:D

[Tapioca]

Not always about choking in the final In the 1999 finals vs PAK, the 03 finals vs AUS and a few others IND were clearly the second best team of the tournament and it wasn't a surprise to see them lose in the final. Even here SL were the favorites due to their superior and mysterious bowling attack.

Can't fully agree there. Pakistan certainly was the better team in the 1999 tournaments. But in 2003, India had built up such a momentum that it would not have been too surprising if they won the title. On the other hand, there have been only about two instances when India were the hot favourites going into the final and then lost - 2000 ICC Champions Trophy against New Zealand, and a three nations in Zimbabwe involving Zim and WI. In about 15 of the finals, India were supposed to have at least about 40% chance of winning - including in this competition and the Kitply - but we won practically none of them.

[THX_1138]

Can't fully agree there. Pakistan certainly was the better team in the 1999 tournaments. But in 2003, India had built up such a momentum that it would not have been too surprising if they won the title. On the other hand, there have been only about two instances when India were the hot favourites going into the final and then lost - 2000 ICC Champions Trophy against New Zealand, and a three nations in Zimbabwe involving Zim and WI. In about 15 of the finals, India were supposed to have at least about 40% chance of winning - including in this competition and the Kitply - but we won practically none of them.

nah... MP has a point... in the 2003 tournament, we were most certainly the second best, but the different between india and australia was still considerable. we were on a roll, but australia had been brushing aside all and every competition. heck, last minute replacement andy bichel single handedly won the match agains england...

[THX_1138]

Can't fully agree there. Pakistan certainly was the better team in the 1999 tournaments. But in 2003, India had built up such a momentum that it would not have been too surprising if they won the title. On the other hand, there have been only about two instances when India were the hot favourites going into the final and then lost - 2000 ICC Champions Trophy against New Zealand, and a three nations in Zimbabwe involving Zim and WI. In about 15 of the finals, India were supposed to have at least about 40% chance of winning - including in this competition and the Kitply - but we won practically none of them.

however, the assertion that india were not quite as matched with sri lanka is conjecture, and poor at best that too... this is the dilema of a single final determining the outcome of a tournament. in australia to win the CB series we had to put up not one but two consistent displays of excellence, asserting our consistency. similarly had the kitply cup been a best of three, the outcome would have favored us. similarly with mendis... he did wreck us, no question about it, but had we been given the opportunity to play him again the next day, our approach would have been both a lot more cautious, and a lot more convincing.

[SlenderFrame]

playing tours in bang and zim :haha:

Again in denial. None of those were Zim or Bang tours. Face it. India are CHOKERS!

[Dirty_South]

Again in denial. None of those were Zim or Bang tours. Face it. India are CHOKERS!