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Ponting, Vettori praise Champions Trophy | Australia skipper Ricky Ponting and his New Zealand counterpart Daniel Vettori have applauded the decision of the Champions Trophy organisers to feature just
the top eight sides in the world and contain the tournament to a fortnight's duration.
"This has certainly been the best and most enjoyable Champions Trophy I have played
in, to have the best eight teams and a shorter period of time," Sky Sports quoted
Ponting, who has taken part in all five previous Champions Trophy titles, as saying.
Vettori supported Ponting's view and said this format had addressed the key issue
that had created disinterest in one-day internationals. "I've said the whole way
along every game's mattered and that's the most important thing. The reason people
are probably getting tired of one-day cricket is because there's a lot of irrelevant
games and that hasn't happened in this tournament at all," Vettori said. Having
two groups of four teams meant the last side to reach the semi-finals - Australia
- was not known until the penultimate pool match. Variable wickets at both the
Wanderers and Centurion's SuperSport Park also made for an even contest between
bat and ball. |
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