ICC Champions Trophy 2006,Mini World cup in India. 
ICC Champions Trophy 2006 : Mini-World cupThe ICC Champions trophy 2006 gets underway on October 7 in India.Earlier editions of the ICC Champions trophy were billed as a 'Mini World Cup'. The ICC Champions Trophy 2006 promises to be an exciting affair with the top 10 teams of the cricket world competing for the ICC Champions Trophy.
The ICC Champions trophy 2006 is being held in India-This is the first edition of the ICC Champions trophy held in India. Earlier editions of the ICC Champions trophy were held in Bangladesh,Nairobi,Sri Lanka and England. One can expect huge scores in the ICC Champions trophy 2006 in India as the flat pitches of the subcontinent are known to favor batsmen and be a graveyard for the cricket bowlers. .
Australia are the favorites of the ICC Champions trophy 2006-but amazingly enough,Australia have never won the ICC Champions trophy. The defending champions of the ICC Champions trophy are the West Indies and ironically,the West Indies will have to go through the qualifying rounds of the ICC Champions trophy in order to justify their place in the main draw of the ICC Champions trophy.
In the ICC Champions trophy 2006, there are many challengers to Australia since the rest of the cricket teams seem to be almost equal. While New Zealand, India and Pakistan are ranked next to Australia, England,Sri Lanka and the West Indies also have a good chance as they are teams in the midst of a one day cricket revival. In summary, the ICC Champions trophy 2006 can be won by any cricket team that plays to its potential.
India are the hosts of the ICC Champions Trophy 2006 and that puts a lot of pressure on the Indian cricket team,given the passion and voracious appetite of the Indian spectators for cricket. In case India do not make it to the semi finals of the Champions Trophy,2006, all hell may break loose, and even Chappell and Dravid may have to relinquish the reins of the Indian cricket team.Just before the Champions Trophy 2006,a lot of India's veteran cricketers are noticeably upset at Chappell's handling of the Indian cricket team,especially the toying with the batting lineups,in the guise of experimentation and a failure in the Champions Trophy,2006 could see India having a new coach for the World cup 2007 tournament.
The South African cricket team did quite well in their last visit to India and Sri Lanka are the cricket team on the ascendant in the cricket matches prior to this Champions Trophy,2006. In the Champions Trophy,2006,Sri Lanka have two of the best limited overs bowlers in the cricket world- The wily Murali and the stingy Vaas and they also have the talented Jayewardene and Sangakarra to beat any world cricket team.
