Dt:30 September 2009
IT is an important day in the Champions trophy which will decide two semi finalist spots from Group A .Earlier Engalnd and Newzealand have already qualified for this editions semi finals.
Today is an intersting day with India,Australia fighting for the second semi final spot from group A.Pakistan with two wins has already qualified for the semifinals.India lost to Pakistan ,while Australia beat WI in their previous encounter. Ind-Aus game was washed out.
Its a must win game for India but winning alone is not enough.India has to beat Wi by a big margin and hope that Pakistan beats Australia by a bigger margin.Looks a bit complicated but since the PAK-AUS game will end earlier we will have a clear picture of India's chances by later this evening.
Traditionally Pakistani teams are known to go to any extent to avoid Indian teams progressing to the next stage.If this were a Pakistani side say of the 80s and even 90s then India would have given up hope by now.But nowadays Pakistani mindsets are different atleast as far as cricket is concerned and one can only hope they allow Indian fans a reason to smile and to praise them today.
But finally all depends on India that if they get a chance how well can they manage to reach the semifinals.Just for the sake of the game I hope that Aussies are beaten today and the IND-WI game is well set up.
Cheers.
