India can retain 2015 World Cup, says Kapil Dev

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India can retain 2015 World Cup, says Kapil Dev

CRICKET: 1983 World Cup winning captain, Kapil Dev, feels that India has self-belief to retain 2015 World Cup title, to be held in Australia and New Zealand.

"I think recently it’s happening, they start believing, it’s the self-belief," Kapil quipped at the launch of the biggest ICC event.

"I think the Champions Trophy, winning it, has given them a very big strength within themselves. We are just hoping we carry on playing the way we are playing.

"I think possibly the thought processes have changed and that’s a good thing for the Indian team. Our team looks quite good, they have the ammunition to win the World Cup so I hope they can play good cricket.

"It’s very tough to win in Australia because the conditions is not exactly the way Indian teams like to have but I think they have the team that can win the World Cup.

"I hope they are not peaking too early. When your greats go out of the team like Sachin Tendulkar, Anil Kumble, Sourav Ganguly, after playing for 15 years, it takes time to rebuild the team.

"But this new team with Dhoni being the captain, the young boys have come out, Jadeja, you can say Dhawan, who really have taken the place."