Former India player Irfan Pathan feels that playing a close match against Sri Lanka in the last match of the Super 4 will bode well for India going into Sunday’s final against Pakistan. Pathan said that the tight game will keep India on their toes before the final because Sri Lanka showed them that any team can play their best in any given day.

“My opinion is that the tight match against Sri Lanka which they eventually won in the Super Over is good for India. Sometimes when you play very good cricket, you sometimes become a little slack. You think that everything is happening perfectly, you tend to think that you can take on everything. That confidence is necessary but if that confidence gives way to arrogance, that might be a problem. I am not saying that the Indian team is arrogant but

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