'Can India take lightly their first encounter in the competition? In fact, we may be wrong in considering Bangladesh as ‘minnows’, says Ajit Wadekar.

Ponting's attack on Gavaskar has not surprised Ajit Wadekar, who recalls the time when Team India reached Aus for a series and were told to clean the dust from the soles of shoes.

'Isn’t it getting a bit too much? This extreme hype is scaring me a bit. It has happened before—bigger the hype, less the chances for India in the World Cup', says Ajit Wadekar.

India should win the World Cup. I have never seen a stronger Indian ODI side: it's well represented in batting and its bowling crop is very, very impressive. It's so good, I guess, that raising the issue of fielding appears a bit improper.

Can the Sri Lankans win? Yes... You still get the feeling that Australia’s batsmen and fielders are making the bowlers look better than they are.