ICC World Cup 2023: Aakash Chopra Picks India As Favourites To Win World Cup Title At Home
Published - 11 Aug 2023, 03:58 PM | Updated - 23 Aug 2024, 12:16 AM
Former Indian cricketer Aakash Chopra believes that the Rohit Sharma-led team is one of the favourites to win the title in the ODI World Cup 2023 at home. Aakash Chopra highlighted that the home team won the last three editions of the World Cup in a 50-over format.
India will host the 13th edition of the tournament from October 5 to November 19. The International Cricket Council (ICC) recently made changes to the dates of nine matches, including the India-Pakistan match. The ICC announced the final schedule of the tournament.
Home Team Win The Last Three 50-over World Cups – Aakash Chopra
In a video shared on his YouTube channel, Aakash Chopra opened up about the Men in Blue’s chances of winning the World Cup at home.
“India are the favorites. Because it is happening at home, they will definitely be the favorites and if you see the last three World Cups – Australia won in Australia, England won in England, and before that India won in India.”
“It is absolutely right for the home team to be the favorites because we have seen the home team win the last three 50-over World Cups. So, of course, India are one of the favorites.”
India Are The Frontrunners – Aakash Chopra
“They (India) are the frontrunners but apart from them, the three other semi-finalists could be Pakistan, whose ODI team is very good, England and Australia. I feel you might see these four teams playing in the semi-finals.”
“I will be slightly surprised if any of them does not play the semi-finals, although you do get slightly surprised when the World Cup happens. The New Zealand guys are saying that they are also coming and it is an ICC event.”
The Black Caps finished as runners-up in the 2019 World Cup. The Kiwi team experienced losses in the finals of the 2021 T20 World Cup and a semifinal defeat against Pakistan in the previous year’s T20 World Cup.
