Preview:ICC Champions Trophy 2006 Preview Qualifying Rounds
To preview of the qualifying Champions trophy 2006, we analysed the recent form of the teams in the qualifying rounds of the ICC Champions Trophy. The Sri Lanka and the West Indies cricket teams are obviously the favorites to reach the main draw of the ICC Champions Trophy 2006.
In the ICC Champions trophy, 2006,It is surprising to see the West Indies and Sri Lanka in the qualifying rounds since only recently,the Sri Lankan cricket team thrashed England in an one day international cricket series and the West Indies easily upset India
Preview : ICC Champions Trophy 2006 Preview Main Draw Group A
In the ICC Champions Trophy 2006, India, England,Australia and one of the qualifying teams find themselves in an extremely tough group. Australia can of course be expected to qualify for the semi-finals,but England,India and the third qualifying team will be involved in a difficult struggle to decide the other semi final position. Our statistical simulation of the ICC Champions Trophy 2006 matches shows that India and Australia can be expected to qualify for the semi finals of the ICC Champions Trophy,2006-but England can definitely not be discounted.
Preview : ICC Champions Trophy 2006 Preview Main Draw Group B
South Africa,Pakistan, New Zealand and the second qualifying team form the second group of the ICC Champions Trophy 2006. This is an even more exciting group of the ICC Champions Trophy main draw than the previous group. South Africa did reasonably well in their last one day international tour of India to hold the Indian cricket team to a 2-2 draw,but may be a little preoccupied with the Gibbs fiasco.
Pakistan can definitely not be discounted for the ICC Champions Trophy 2006 since Pakistan understand the conditions of the Indian subcontinent well. However, Pakistan can be expected to be preoccupied by the Inzamam debacle and severely weakened by the absence of that supreme batsman.
Gamecricket.com's predictions for the second group of the ICC Champions trophy include a semi final position for South Africa and a toss up between the remaining cricket teams for the other semi final slot.
Preview and predictions :ICC Champions trophy,2006 winners
The ICC Champions trophy has always thrown up some incredibly surprising results,much to the glee of the ever-present match-fixing conspiracy theory holders. Amazingly enough, the Australian cricket team has never ever won the ICC Champions trophy. Now, thats not a record that this ageing Australian cricket team will like to endure and will make one last attempt to win the ICC Champions trophy with the present winning combination of Ponting, McGrath and Lee.
All in All, the ICC Champions Trophy,2006 is expected to be an exciting affair- with the Australian cricket team being the favorites,but each and every cricket team of the world has a chance- After all this is the unpredictable Champions trophy cricket tournament!
ICC Champions Trophy 2006 Preview: Mini cricket World cup 