90 per cent of the fans, who took part in a survey, saying India will make it to the final this time also but only 53 per cent of them expecting India to lift the gold-and-silver trophy.
NEW DELHI: The result of the last Cricket World Cup seems to haunt Indians still with 90 per cent of the fans, who took part in a survey, saying India will make it to the final this time also but only 53 per cent of them expecting India to lift the gold-and-silver trophy.
Also, for most of the fans, master-blaster Sachin Tendulkar will steal the show by scoring the maximum runs in the World Cup, according to an on line survey conducted by AC Neilsen.
A high 91 per cent of those surveyed felt India will make it to the final of the World Cup to play Australia for the championship.
However, just over half the respondents, 53 per cent to be precise, think India will win the 2007 World Cup.
For the cricket lovers, the four favourite teams they would like to watch in the semi-finals matches are India, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand.
"The World Cup predictions have already become the talk of the town in India. Fifty-three per cent of people feel that India would bring the World Cup trophy home," said NS Muthukumaran, Director, Online Research for the company.
Return of Bengal Tiger Sourav Ganguly into the team has boosted the morale of most the cricket fans and most of them would like to see him as the opening batsman.
"Ninety-three per cent of the people opined Ganguly is a good addition to the team and they are satisfied with the team selection," Muthukumaran said.
The Survey, which was done last week, was based on views of 209 people from all over the country and having an average age of 30 years. Eighty percent of those surveyed were women.
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