One man who certainly feels that the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 will test India's home advanatge is the South African coach.
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Corrie van Zyl feels that the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 will be the first real test since the inception of the IPL of how well foreign teams have learnt to cope with Indian sub continent conditions and how much India have lost in terms of home advantage.
van Zyl expressed those thoughts, ""This is also the first major ICC event in the subcontinent since the IPL was launched. Players from around the world have now played a lot of limited overs cricket in India. This may reduce India's home ground advantage.
"India has traditionally been a difficult place to tour but more recently teams have learnt to win in Indian and sub-continent conditions. India, where most of our preliminary matches will be played, is a wonderful place to play cricket as the people love the game and the support is phenomenal. Teams have learnt to embrace the atmosphere rather than be wary of it and we are looking forward to playing in these packed stadiums."
The coach was also keen to assess the situation in Delhi as South Africa begin their World Cup campaign against the West Indies in the Indian capital.
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