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London: Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni wants to turn the pages of two-year-old history in his side's crucial Super Eight match against England at Lord's on Sunday and that's not a good news for home team paceman Stuart Broad.
Dhoni has exhorted his men to remember how they had lost the opening game of the Super Eight round to New Zealand in the 2007 Twenty20 World Cup and then went on to win successive matches to qualify for the semi-finals and finally claim the trophy.
Similar could be the road ahead for India, according to Dhoni, after his side suffered a crushing seven-wicket defeat at the hands of the West Indies in their Super Eight opener at Lord's on Friday.
Eerily, after the New Zealand defeat in 2007, India had England and South Africa as their next two opponents. And, same is the line-up for them this time around - a match-up against England on Sunday followed by one against South Africa on Tuesday.
India had crushed England in 2007 but an absolute ignominy was the fate of young Broad who was hit for six sixes by Yuvraj Singh in one over - an ultimate humiliation for any bowler worth his salt.
There is something about Twenty20 which brings out the worst in Broad, otherwise a respectable young bowler who, over the years, has secured a permanent place in England side.
In the opening match of the ongoing T20 World Cup, it was Broad who had fumbled against the Netherlands, missing three run-out chances and then sending an overthrow which allowed the minnows to record their most famous international victory.
Ironically, Broad had bowled nearly six perfect yorkers in that final over but like a script cast in stone, he was the reason why England ended up as losers.
He has also been hauled up by the ICC not to repeat his controversial attempts to distract South African batsmen in their Super Eight match, which have been declared as "not an appropriate action".
It is now against his nemesis - Team India and Yuvraj - but Broad isn't losing sleep over Sunday's match.
"It was a poor over and it got hit but I didn't dwell on it. Fortunately, we then went straight to Sri Lanka and I took wickets in every game to get it out of my system.
"Now it couldn't be further from the back of my mind: those six balls didn't suddenly make me a bad bowler. It did hurt me at the time but I'm the type of person who tries not to get too high when things go well so I don't get too down on myself when things go badly."
However upbeat that might sound, England and their supporters would surely know their culprit if Broad was to enact yet another disaster for it surely would mean the end of the road for his team.
Semi-final chances
A win for either team will obviously boost their chances of making it to the semis, but India have far more riding on this game than England. If India lose on Sunday, they are definitely out, since the winner of the England-West Indies game on Monday will join South Africa on two wins and knock India out even if they win their last game.
If England lose, however, there is still a chance for them if they beat West Indies, and if South Africa beat India. In that case, South Africa will finish with three wins, while England, India and West Indies will all have one each, bringing net run rates into play.
Up and down, up and down. England's yo-yo performances demonstrate just how inexact their science is when it comes to Twenty20. Paul Collingwood said his team would carry on attacking despite their defeat against South Africa, but the best sides are able to adapt on the hoof.
A brace of defeats in New Zealand earlier this year dented India's overall record, but they have still won nine of their 15 T20Is dating back to December 2006.
Team:
England After a false start against Netherlands, England seem to have settled upon their best eleven for this format, with Adil Rashid impressing as the second spinner, and Dimitri Mascarenhas taking the pace off the new ball. Despite crashing horribly at Trent Bridge, it's hard to see how they can improve the team, short of shooing in Graham Napier for his international debut.
India The loss of Virender Sehwag was a blow to their big-hitting aspirations, but India still possess oodles of potent thwackers all the way down the order, even as far as Harbhajan Singh at No. 8. It's unlikely they'll be altering what was, up until Friday, a winning formula.
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Sunday June 14, 2009 (day/night)
Start time 17.30 local, 16.30GMT
