Zaheer Khan Drops Huge Bombshell, Says, This Team Will Be The Dark Horses In The World Cup

Zaheer Khan has predicted the team which will be dark horses in this World Cup. The ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 is just a day away from its kick-off as England and New Zealand will clash in the opening match at the Narendra Modi International Stadium in Ahmedabad.

Experts have mostly predicted India, England, Pakistan, and Australia to reach the Semi-Finals but Zaheer Khan believes that one team will take everyone by surprise.

India is one of the favourites to win the title given the home advantage and their recent form, England is the defending champion and they will give their best to defend that title, and Australia is a five-time World Champion, and they perform at another level in ICC events.

Which most likely leaves New Zealand and Pakistan for the last spot in the top four, New Zealand is the team that has been the runner-up of the tournament in back-to-back editions. Pakistan is a team that has shown a lot of improvement in ICC events since the 2019 World Cup. However, Zaheer Khan believes there’s one team that can surprise everyone in this World Cup

Zaheer Khan Picks South Africa As The Dark Horses

Zaheer Khan has put his money on South Africa to be the dark horse in this World Cup. South Africa has been in really good form in ODI cricket. They recently defeated Australia by 3-2 in the SA Vs AUS ODI series. They are currently ranked 4th in the ICC ODI rankings and have five batters in the ICC Top 15 metrics.

Zaheer Khan believes South Africa will be a force to reckon with in this World Cup even though they don’t have a good history with ICC tournaments. South Africa is considered as ‘Chokers’, a tag they got for repeatedly losing high-pressure important games in ICC events.

“Everyone seems to be talking about India, England, Australia, Pakistan, and New Zealand as contenders, but I feel South Africa will be the dark horse at the World Cup this year.”

“South Africa’s history when it comes to ICC tournaments isn’t great. They have this tag of ‘Chokers’. But somehow, looking at the way they played against Australia recently, I think they could be the dark horse. If certain players from their squad come well in the Indian conditions, they will definitely be a force to reckon with,” said Zaheer Khan about the South African team.

South Africa will play their first match against Sri Lanka on 7th October in Delhi and they have been performing well enough to expect a win in these matches. Hopefully, they will at least qualify for the Semi-finals.