MUMBAI: While the critics are score England and Australia as the favourites, batting legend Sachin Tendulkar is upbeat about India successful the World Cup in England this summer.
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"It (the World Cup) will be coming to India," Tendulkar advised the media right here during a summer camp on the Tendulkar Middlesex Global Academy on Thursday.
On the day, Tendulkar additionally inaugurated the pavilion on the MIG Club, which is now named after him.
The retired great expects wickets for the event, set to start out from May 30, to be batting beauties. "I am told, it's going to be a hot summer. If you see the last time when we played the Champions Trophy, the wickets were superb. When the sun is out and it is hot, the wicket gets really flat," Tendulkar stated, adding: "I'm sure they are going to give beautiful tracks to bat on."
The English stipulations most often encourage the seamers a little bit more, however Tendulkar felt that the batsmen may not face a lot difficulty as soon as the sun is out.
"I personally don't think there will be much difference in the conditions unless there is a heavy cloud cover. When there is a heavy cloud cover, the ball might move around a bit but that happens in any part of the world for some time. I don't see it happening for a longer duration. Just for a few overs if at all. But if the sun is out, I don't see too much lateral movement," Tendulkar stated.
Ahead of the event, captain Virat Kohli, opener KL Rahul and all-rounder Hardik Pandya have struck form within the ongoing Indian Premier League and while the World Cup is a 50-over tournament, Tendulkar felt the gamers will regulate well.
"When you perform well in any format it gives you confidence. The players have time to make some adjustments according to the conditions. All of them have played enough cricket to know what to do to improve," he added.
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"It (the World Cup) will be coming to India," Tendulkar advised the media right here during a summer camp on the Tendulkar Middlesex Global Academy on Thursday.
On the day, Tendulkar additionally inaugurated the pavilion on the MIG Club, which is now named after him.
The retired great expects wickets for the event, set to start out from May 30, to be batting beauties. "I am told, it's going to be a hot summer. If you see the last time when we played the Champions Trophy, the wickets were superb. When the sun is out and it is hot, the wicket gets really flat," Tendulkar stated, adding: "I'm sure they are going to give beautiful tracks to bat on."
The English stipulations most often encourage the seamers a little bit more, however Tendulkar felt that the batsmen may not face a lot difficulty as soon as the sun is out.
"I personally don't think there will be much difference in the conditions unless there is a heavy cloud cover. When there is a heavy cloud cover, the ball might move around a bit but that happens in any part of the world for some time. I don't see it happening for a longer duration. Just for a few overs if at all. But if the sun is out, I don't see too much lateral movement," Tendulkar stated.
Ahead of the event, captain Virat Kohli, opener KL Rahul and all-rounder Hardik Pandya have struck form within the ongoing Indian Premier League and while the World Cup is a 50-over tournament, Tendulkar felt the gamers will regulate well.
"When you perform well in any format it gives you confidence. The players have time to make some adjustments according to the conditions. All of them have played enough cricket to know what to do to improve," he added.
World Cup is coming to India, says Sachin Tendulkar
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