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The last world T-20 was won by India in a heart breaking match with arch rivals Pakistan. Who on earth would win this time around is a million dollar question. In a 20-20 match, you can hardly predict the fate because one bad over in the field could cost you the match.

Having said that, India is deemed to be the favourites, with IPL just concluded, India has on hands the fittest players. You must be thinking, if fitness is the only measure then South Africa or Australia should win the tournament by a large margin. Hang on a minute, this is not the case. Apart from the fitness, its the appetite to absorb the tension and play in nerve racking situations that leads to success in a T-20 match. And by all means, each and every Indian player, has gone through those situations not once but more than a couple of times.

Does this mean, other teams should pack their bags and head home. No way, 20-20 is unpredictable. With the likes of Pakistan, Srilanka, South Africa, West Indies, Australia and England present in the tournament, and the talent they posses, it is hard to predict because at the end of the day there is indeed no match to talent.

Who can stop a berserk Chris Gayle or the Boom Boom Afridi or the spin duo of Murlitharan and Mendis or for that matter playing the toe crushing yorkers of Umar Gul or holding back Peterson for more than an over.

A final word: India are the favorites for the tournament but watch out for teams like Pakistan and Srilanka. They may just have enough to hold back the Indians from taking the World Cup, the second time around.