South asia cup
ICC Champions Trophy sees the dominance of subcontinental teams and audiences. The ICC Champions Trophy semifinal stage is going to be a subcontinental affair with India, Bangladesh and Pakistan vying for top honours along with hosts England. It was there that the game originated, but these days all and sundry like to do an Ashis Nandy facelifting of the facts, that cricket is a South Asian game accidentally discovered by the English. Even from Cardiff to Edgbaston it's been people of South Asian origins who have been filling the stands. The tournament of course has delivered lots of drama and surprises, with the two teams that played the 2015 ODI World Cup final (Australia and New Zealand) being the first to exit and the top-ranked ODI team (South Africa) being beaten by the lowest ranked (Pakistan). Now the prospect of an Indo-Pak final has fans salivating. But really the task of predicting a winner or even the finalists remains tougher than ever due to volatile performances. Pakistani bowling looked ineffective against India but decimated South Africa. The Indian side that crushed Pakistan convincingly looked ordinary while being made to eat humble pie by Sri Lanka. Bangladesh's spirited batting performance against New Zealand gave them a semifinal berth and they look all fired up to avenge their 2015 World Cup quarterfinal loss against the fancied Indians at Edgbaston tomorrow. It is England however which has impressed everyone by winning all their three pool matches comfortably. A diverse and multicultural England has also provided a great setting for the tournament. The good-natured joke goes that if the Brits hadn't invaded us, the semifinal play with Indians, Pakistanis and Bangladeshis wouldn't have happened. Champions Trophy is now truly headed for a reunion of the batch of 1947.
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