ICC World Cup 2023: Chaminda Vaas Predicts Upcoming World Cup Winner, Says 'Slight Advantage For…'

Former Sri Lanka bowler, Chaminda Vaas kept Rohit Sharma-led India ahead of others to win the ICC World Cup 2023. Vaas said that the Men in Blues have a slight advantage in the upcoming ICC World Cup 2023 at India.

While speaking to News18, Vaas said that it is too early to predict the winner of the ICC World Cup 2023 but the Men in Blues have an advantage since the prestigious tournament will be held in India and Rohit Sharma’s side will have an advantage over the home crowd.

The Sri Lankan also said that all the teams taking part in the ICC World Cup 2023 have a good chance.

“Too early to predict. All the teams participating in the World Cup have a good chance and playing in India, India have slightly more advantage because they have been playing in India and they know exactly how the wickets are. So slight advantage for India but other teams are also going to be very competitive when it comes to World Cup,” Vaas said when asked about the favorites in the ICC World Cup 2023.

When asked about Sri Lanka’s chances to win in the ICC World Cup 2023, Vaas said that the island country has a squad full of talents and praised Wanindu Hasranga by calling him the best leg-spinner in the world.

The 49-year-old also applauded Matheesha Pathirana for his stunning performance in IPL 2023 and further said that Sri Lanka have to play as a team to achieve glory in the tournament.

“We have a talented side and one of the best leg-spinners – Wanindu Hasranga – I have seen in the world. There are mystery bowlers who bring variety to attack and we have Matheesha Pathirana who has been performing really well in IPL. The most important thing is we have to play as a team you know when it comes to a big tournament and playing the right combination and playing smart cricket is most important and if we can do that, I’m pretty sure that we can fight and can give a fight to any team,” Vaas further added.

India’s fixtures in ICC World Cup 2023

The Men in Blues will start their ICC World Cup 2023 voyage against Australia on October 8th. On October 13th, Rohit Sharma’s side will take on their arch-rivals, Pakistan in a high-voltage match.

India will lock horns against their neighboring country, Bangladesh on 13th October. India will play against the Kiwis on October 22nd. The host will face England on 29th October.

On November 2nd, India will take on Sri Lanka. On November 5th, India will lock horns against South Africa and will take on the Netherlands in the last group-stage match of the ICC World Cup 2023 on November 11th.