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Article: World Cup: Ganguly says World Cup final is the pinnacle, and there's pressure all round
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- March 19, 2003
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Dateline: DURBAN, South Africa
Sourav Ganguly says playing the World Cup final is the pinnacle for
all his cricketers, who were at school when Kapil Dev's Indian team
won the title in 1983.
"None of us have the experience of playing the World Cup final, but
we all know how important it is," the Indian skipper said Wednesday,
the eve of the semifinal against Kenya.
India hasn't been in a World Cup final in two decades but is hot favorite
to progress to Sunday's title match against Australia after winnings
its last seven games.
But first things first, Ganguly concedes.
The five-day wait for the semifinal made it "tough to keep focus on
the game" but ...