India now favourites to win World Cup: Karunaratne
Praising India's domestic structure for their rise in world cricket, Sri Lanka captain Dimuth Karunaratne hoped his board would follow in BCCI's footsteps.
Sri Lanka, the 1996 champions, suffered a seven-wicket loss to India here on Saturday to finish the tournament on the sixth position with three wins from nine outings.
Karunaratne believed India are better placed than the other semi-finalists -- England, Australia and New Zealand -- to win the trophy.
"I think India has a better chance to win this World Cup, for me, from my point of view," Karunaratne told reporters after the loss.
"And I think on that particular day if the other team can do better than the India team, they're definitely going to win."
"They have good domestic teams and a good season. So those are the things they will keep building, keep producing the good players. So we expect the same from our administration."
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