T20 World Cup 2021: Ian Chappell Names His 4 Contenders For The Knock Out Stages, Terms The Tournament As A 'Lottery'

Former Australian cricketer Ian Chappel picked four teams that are most likely to go through the knockout stages of the ICC T20 World Cup 2021 in UAE and Oman. The rounded 1 fixtures of the ICC T20 World Cup 2021 has got over, and four teams have progressed through to the Super 12 stages of the tournament.

Sri Lanka and Bangladesh have joined group 1 of the Super 12 stages that consist of West Indies, Australia, South Africa, and England. Scotland and Namibia have joined group 2 of the tournament that consists of India, Pakistan, New Zealand, and Afghanistan. so far, four games are over in the Super 12 stages, and there have been a lot of interesting results.

I Do So With Little Conviction – Ian Chappell Picks His Group 1 Contenders

Ian Chappell first picked India and Pakistan to make the knockout stages from group 2 and said that New Zealand is the only team likely to come close to a spot. He added that the difficulties behind picking two teams from group 1 as it possesses some strong teams and finally, picked England and West Indies with less conviction.

“Group 1 – where Australia, England, South Africa, and West Indies all reside – is much more difficult to predict. Using the pin-the-tail-on-the-donkey method, I favour England and West Indies to qualify from this group, but I do so with little conviction. And that’s the beauty of the T20 World Cup – it’s a lottery,” Ian Chappell shared in a column on ESPN Cricinfo.

West Indies and India Suffer Massive Defeats

West Indies suffered a humiliating defeat in the hands of England in their first game of the ICC T20 Worldcup 2021, and the defending champions were all out for just 55. England chased in down in 8.4 overs with 6 wickets left and has made a big statement. On the other, Pakistan has finally broken the jinx of beating India in a World Cup fixture as they won the contest by 10 wickets with 2.1 overs to spare.

Australia and Sri Lanka are the other two teams that have registered wins in their respective games.

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