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India team's depth reminds Lara of Windies of the past

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March 11, 2025

At the end of the Champions Trophy, the cricket world has been left admiring the depth of India's talent pool.

- Sanjeev K Samyal

MUMBAI: Imagine Rishabh Pant not finding a place in the playing eleven and Yashasvi Jaiswal not even being in the squad? Then you have Sanju Samson, Rinku Singh, Ruturaj Gaikwad and Abhishek Sharma all waiting in the wings.

Batting legend Brian Lara likened it to the West Indies teams of the 1970s and 1980s. Blessed with abundant talent, the Caribbean team ruled the cricket world in that period, winning most of the tournaments they entered in, including two ODI World Cups (1975 and 1979), apart from the runners-up finish in 1983.

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