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India third favourite behind Aussies, SA to lift the Cup

Bookmakers have rated India third among the favourites to win the World Cup behind Australia and hosts South Africa. At 7-1, India have been...

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Bookmakers have rated India third among the favourites to win the World Cup behind Australia and hosts South Africa.

At 7-1, India have been rated ahead of Pakistan (8-1), New Zealand (10-1) and England and Sri Lanka (both 14-1) by the British betting company Ladbrokes.

Australia have been given a 6-4 chance to win the trophy for a record third time while the odds for South Africa are 5-2. Sri Lanka and England have been rated at 14-1 followed by West Indies (16-1) and Zimbabwe (100-1).

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Minnows Canada, Namibia, and the Netherlands have odds of 5000-1 each.

The bookmakers also predicted that the most likely finalists were Australia and South Africa (4-1) followed by Australia and India (8-1).

India’s Sachin Tendulkar and Virender Sehwag are placed at 16-1 each for emerging as the top run-scorer in the mega event, behind Australia’s Matthew Hayden and Ricky Ponting, who have been given the maximum chance at 12-1 each, and South African opener Herschelle Gibbs, second on the list with odds of 14.1

Australia’s dominance spreads to the bowling department also with express speedster Brett Lee rated 10-1 to take maximum wickets in the tournament, marginally ahead of teammates Glenn McGrath and Shane Warne and South African captain Shaun Pollock (12-1 each). India’s Harbhajan Singh has been rated at 25-1, the same as Pakistan’s Shoaib Akhtar.

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