India looked the best team by a country mile: Atherton
The Hindu
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Former England captain Michael Atherton feels in-form India are the "best team by a country mile" in the ongoing World Cup.
India on Thursday thrashed Sri Lanka by 302 runs to record their seventh straight win and become the first team to qualify for the semifinals.
India first piled up a mammoth 357 for 8 in 50 overs and then bundled out a hapless Sri Lanka for a paltry 55 in 19.4 overs to register their biggest victory by margin of runs in the 48-year history of the tournament.
"They've looked the best team by a country mile. They've got the best bowling attack. That's really the thing that has stood out for me," Artherton said on ICC's Review Podcast.
"They're a very good all-round side, obviously, but to watch them tonight (Thursday) against Sri Lanka here in Mumbai, and then the way they bowled against England in Lucknow, those seamers are making early in-roads and then, making life much easier for the spinners."
Mohammed Shami continued his impressive form, picking up his second five-wicket haul in the tournament to take his tally to 14 in just three matches.
With 45 World Cup wickets under his belt, a record for India, Shami overtook former pacer Zaheer Khan's feat of 44.
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