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Old March 22, 2007, 02:05 PM
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I think most people are getting me wrong. Money does come in, it is not a fault of Indian team nor it is a fault of Indian fans. However, the fact is that, to be able to exploit Indian markets big companies need cricket as a mean. And like it or not, it is a huge market. Corporate World never seats on its *donkey* and do nothing when there is a big chance of monitory lose. It never happens and will not happen. Corporate World need India to go to 2nd round, and they will try whatever they can to make it happen. I'm not saying that they will be successful, but they will try for sure.

Then comes the bookies. Again, they are neither Indian cricketer nor Indian cricket fans. But their bread and butter depends on Indian cricket team. So, they will do whatever they can. It is not going to be easy for SL to defeat these two opponents. If they can, the rest is not too hard. India is not in a great form and their performance outside the subcontinent is always dismal.
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