Anil Kumble Talks About Similarities Between India's 2003 And 2023 World Cup Squads
India is having a dream run in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023, they had a somewhat similar run in the 2003 World Cup and there are a lot of similarities between the two squads of World Cup 2003 and 2023 respectively.
Former Indian spinner Anil Kumble talked about the balance of the two World Cup squads and how they are similar in some or the other way.
“The balance of the (2003) squad was outstanding if you look at this (2023) squad and that squad it’s somewhat similar in terms of how you go about it. Zak (Zaheer Khan) and Ashish Nehra were two left-armers but you have Siaj, Bumrah, then Shami, Javagal Srinath then Shardul Thakur and Dinesh Mongia,” said Kumble.
He then talked about how both the Rahuls kept wickets in both squads. Rahul Dravid was keeping wickets in the 2003 World Cup and KL Rahul is keeping wickets in the 2023 World Cup. Anil Kumble mentioned himself as being a part of the leadership group and selection group. He explained how it was challenging for him since he was not necessarily going to play matches.
“That’s the kind of approach and both the Rahul’s kept wicket. We played some brilliant cricket so it was really enjoyable from that perspective. I was part of the leadership group, I was part of the selection group and it was quite challenging for me because I was not necessarily going to play because I was part of the senior core group that we had,” he added.
Anil Kumble Talks About India’s Dominance In The 2003 World Cup
Anil Kumble mentioned the core senior group which comprised of himself, Sourav Ganguly, Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid, and the coach John Wright. He said that it was an honor to be a part of that core group and be a part of a World event where India dominated every team except the champions Australia.
“So it would be me, Sourav would be there, of course, Sachin and Rahul, and John Wright the coach. We had that and I was a part of that, One of those things that certainly is a great memory of being a part of the World Cup, of a world event and literally dominated all the matches except those two against Australia,” Kumble concluded.
India is unbeaten in this World Cup and is just a few steps away from winning their third title to be the second most successful team in the World in terms of most ICC titles. This World Cup has seen a different Indian team in which every member has contributed in some or the other way. The Men In Blue have dominated in every aspect and their campaign had been nothing sort of amazing. Hopefully, India will end the long wait for an ICC trophy by winning the most coveted one.
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