India win contest between have lots and have nots, says Ian Chappell
Updated On: 24 June, 2019 07:30 AM IST | | Ian Chappell
India will be glad they were tested in this phase of the tournament; their batsmen would be well-advised not to present bowlers with such a demanding task in the knockout stage
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The inequality in Indian society is perfectly summed up by the colloquialism: There are the have lots and the have nots. In the lead up to the match between India and Afghanistan, you would have described these two teams in exactly the same way. India have lots of financial clout, an ample infrastructure and a player pool that probably matches that of the rest of the cricketing world.
Afghanistan, on the other hand, have minimal cricket infrastructure, the player pool is limited and they have to scrap and scrape for every afghani, the local currency.
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