LONDON: The Champions Trophy , condemned to suffer an identity crisis in perpetuity, will heave a sigh of relief that three out of the four semifinalists are from the subcontinent. Unless the hosts can lift the trophy and reclaim some bragging rights.Indian captain Virat Kohli , on his part, is a bit wary of England. "Subcontinent teams have done well but England is in there too, and they have been dominating," he said, professing his own theory: "I don't know why subcontinent teams are doing well. "Maybe it's the T20 effect, then, since figures show subcontinent teams have not been playing more ODIs at least. For the moment, it is worth debating whether the three subcontinental semifinalists can keep the Champions Trophy fires burning at least till 2021, when the tournament is scheduled to be held in India.

Source: Times of India June 13, 2017 04:18 UTC