England top order batsman Joe Root admitted that England missed a "golden chance" to end their long wait for a maiden one-day worldwide title after a crushing eight-wicket Champions Trophy semi-final defeat to Pakistan in Cardiff . Certainly over the next few weeks I'm going to get my head around that and all the challenges that's going to bring and more importantly all the opportunities it's also going to bring.
The way this third round is going, odds are against him becoming the first player since Tiger Woods at Torrey Pines in 2008 to win a U.S. Open in his home state. Open", he said. Koepka is one of those players that the smart guys like to put in their fantasy league. The 2014 runner-up is just one-shot behind alongside Jamie Lovemark and JB Holmes.
Some teams start confidently and then they fade. Some teams might not have the best starts, and they come back amazingly, which Pakistan has done. 'Our mantra throughout the tournament has been that we wanted to get to London and now we're here we want to go one step further and win it. "The more relaxed you stay in these kind of situations, it's a good thing, because it helps you take better decisions when you are composed and calm mentally, and you can help the team come out of ...
Exposure to highpressure situations is what India have had above Pakistan .The PCB has changed that a little bit now with the PSL as that exposes more and more young players to pressure situations. Well, we got to London - we want to go one step further now. Now they'll try to work some magic against the bats of Virat Kohli , Rohit Sharma , and Shekhar Dhawan .
There will be many distractions when India lines up against Pakistan in the final, with a manic crowd likely to be out of control in the lead up and on match day as the hype for this match will be huge. Indian batsmen have been exceptional in this tournament be it the openers or the middle-order, manned by captain Virat Kohli himself. As per Ladbrokes the stakes for Pakistan are 2/1 as against 2/5 for India .
The neighbouring countries have moved on from years of political conflicts but emotions will run high as millions of supporters around the world watch the first major cricket final between the teams since the 2007 Twenty20 World Cup . Few hours before India-Pakistan final faceoff in Champions Trophy 2017, an adorable picture of former skipper MS Dhoni with Pakistan skipper Sarfraz Ahmed's son Abdullah has gone viral on the internet.