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Kapil Dev believes no team has looked more certain of winning a title than India at this years World Twenty20. The hosts and hot favourites begin their quest to become the first team to win the tournament twice as they get the group stages under way against bogey team New Zealand, live on Sky Sports 2 on Tuesday from 1pm.While MS Dhonis men are trying to keep their feet on the ground, a legend of the game in India has fuelled a growing mood that no one can stop a side that has won 10 of its past 11 T20 internationals. It is the first time that India has hosted the world championship of crickets newest format, a tournament in which Dhoni led them to victory in the inaugural event in South Africa nine years ago. How to watch World T20 All the info you need as the Super 10 stage begins in India Dev, the hero of Indias 1983 50-over World Cup triumph, believes that India are the overwhelming favourites to win the T20 trophy again, this time in their own backyard.India have the strongest set of players, and never has any team looked so formidable and sure of winning the title as they do at this tournament, he said. India have the strongest set of players, and never has any team looked so formidable and sure of winning the title as they do at this tournament. Kapil Dev But wary of Indias woeful track record against the Black Caps in the tournament, star batsman Virat Kohli says the hosts cannot afford to be complacent.India have lost four out of their five previous World T20 encounters against New Zealand, while the other match was rained off. New Zealand players will wear black armbands in tributes to Martin Crowe What weve learned from playing in big tournaments in the past is that we have to stay as calm as possible and focus on the skills that need to be executed on the field, Kohli said in a pre-match press conference.New Zealand, beaten finalists in last years 50-over World Cup, are determined to prove they can be competitive after the recent retirement of their talismanic skipper Brendon McCullum. Former England captain Michael Atherton has tipped India to win the World T20 on home soil The Black Caps will also want to put on a performance to make the late Martin Crowe proud after the recent death of their countrys greatest batsman, and will wear black armbands in tribute.Some blokes in the side, they were very close to Martin and I guess they will deal it in their own way throughout the tournament and throughout the cricket that is coming up, said new captain Kane Williamson.He was a big part of their lives as a cricketer and as a person. With the hosts India in World Cup action, excitement levels are rocketing. But away from the big crowds, cricket is also making an impact Watch India v New Zealand live on Sky Sports 2 HD from 1pm on Tuesday. Also See: ICC World T20 fixtures ICC World T20 squads WATCH: Best of 2014 World T20 Pick your Ultimate World T20 XI Patrick Weigel Braves Jersey . Manuel was offered a position the day he was fired. 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With the amount of money given to players by their clubs these days, it is a wonder that so many of those teams allow the sport to continue to take away many of their assets so they can play for a different team in the middle of their season. REVEL, France -- Chris Froome had a relatively comfortable and quiet day in the yellow jersey.The overall leader in the Tour de France finished safely in the peloton with all of his main rivals on Tuesday, nearly 10 minutes behind stage winner Michael Matthews of Australia.I wouldnt quite say easy. The start was pretty much straight up with a 22-kilometer (14-mile) climb, Froome said after the 10th stage. But once we dropped down from there it was pretty straightforward.Aiming for his third Tour victory in four years, Froome maintained a 16-second lead over fellow British rider Adam Yates.Dan Martin of Ireland was third overall, 19 seconds behind, and Nairo Quintana of Colombia was fourth, 23 seconds back.A two-time runner-up to Froome at the Tour, Quintana was watched carefully by Froome amid thick fog on the tricky descent from Port dEnvalira, the highest road in the Pyrenees at 2,408 meters (7,900 feet), and the highest point in this Tour.With that mist and not being able to see much, it could have been like the Giro a few years ago when Quintana slipped off the front, Froome said, referring to Quintanas downhill attack en route to his Giro dItalia victory in 2014. I was just keeping an eye on him.Froomes Sky teammates made sure that none of his rivals ggot in the early breakaway that included Matthews.ddddddddddddThe guys did a great job keeping me up front just in case things were to kick off. We were right there and ready for it if it did happen, Froome said. Tomorrow, were hoping for a similar day to today, another day we can tick off and get through without too much happening. Ventoux is definitely the next big thing we have our sights on now.After a mostly flat Stage 11, the next mountain-top finish comes on Thursday, Bastille Day, at the legendary Mont Ventoux. A day later, the races first time trial is over a hilly 37.5-kilometer (23.3 mile) course.Those are going to be two really important days for us, Froome said. Nairo has already said he wants to win on Ventoux so we can expect theyre going to give everything for that cause.Froome was also asked about mechanical doping, amid unprecedented checks for tiny, hidden motors in bikes.The more checks they do, the better everyone sleeps at night, Froome said. Someone would have to be pretty crazy to do it in the Tour de France, where they know theyll check for it every day.---Andrew Dampf on Twitter: www.twitter.com/asdampf ' ' '