Gambler punts $132,300 on Indian World Cup triumph

MUMBAI, (Reuters) – An anonymous gambler has struck  an 82,000 pounds ($132,300) bet with a London bookmaker on India  winning the Cricket World Cup, one of the biggest ever laid in  the one-day game.
If the co-hosts and 3-1 favourites triumph in the April 2  final in Mumbai, the punter will collect 246,000 pounds  ($396,900), Ladbrokes said.
“It’s one of the biggest bets we’ve ever laid in the one day  format and we’ve even more reason now to fear an India win,”  said a spokesman for the company.