The Pinnacle of World Cricket, the Dream Destination of Cricketers, the Tourney which has seen Men cry; for their passion, dedication and love towards the sport, the Journey which ends with only one Winner and leaves the rest Heartbroken is exactly a month away. 4 Years ago, the Englishmen, under the Leadership of Eoin Morgan lifted the World Cup in 2019 and showed the World the results of their years of planning and hard work. It’s that time of World Cricket again wherein Teams all over the Globe are eager to showcase their years of hard work and have their hands on the Prestigious World Cup Trophy. With the Marquee event just 30 days away, here are few insights on 5 of the Teams which are on everyone’s watchlist -
‘Defending Champions’ England aim to replicate 2019 heroics, with Jos Buttler this while –
Team England had secured an astounding victory in the previous edition of the World Cup. However, they had done the same under the leadership of Eoin Morgan the last time around and this while, they’ll be playing under Jos Buttler. The core of the side is more or less the same with Jofra Archer being a notable absentee as long as the provisional squad is concerned. England, however, boasts of a formidable line-up, with as many as 8 bowling options and a batting depth till number 9 in the playing line-up. This English Team fits the bill perfectly to be termed as the ‘Dream Team.’
‘Favourites’ Mighty Aussies aim to expand Domination under Pat Cummins –
Australia, like most of the times, go into the upcoming edition of the ICC Cricket World Cup as ‘Favourites’. They too have a change in the Leadership Department from the previous edition of the World Cup with Pat Cummins taking over the baton from Aaron Finch. Pat Cummins has a formidable looking set-up with him which boasts of experienced campaigners along with young blood. Australia possess of one of the most threatening pace trios in World Cricket in the form of Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazelwood, and skipper- Pat Cummins himself, which is well-complimented by Steve Smith, David Warner, Mitchell Marsh and Glenn Maxwell on the batting front.
‘Not so Favourites’ India aim to end ICC Trophy drought under Rohit Sharma –
Not often you see India entering an ICC Tournament without the ‘Favourites’ tag but such has been the performance of the team in the previous ICC Tournaments that they have been dropped off from the favourites list by many. This may however end up being a blessing in disguise for Team India, who are also hosting the Tournament this time around for the first time since their World Cup winning run of 2011. India too has a formidable line-up at their disposal but results from the Marquee players in crucial matches is what the team seeks at the moment. With Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja and Jasprit Bumrah, India has at its heart, the best in the business.
Proteas aim to erase ‘Chokers’ tag with Temba Bavuma at the Helm –
South Africa have been the receivers of the unwanted ‘Chokers’ tag in ICC Tournaments, with their defeat against a comparatively weaker Netherlands side in the last ICC T20 World Cup being the prime example of the same. This time around they have as many as 8 players playing their 1st 50-over World Cup including Skipper-Temba Bavuma. However, the Proteas possess one of the most threatening pace attacks in World Cricket with Kagiso Rabada and Anrich Nortje leading the Pace department. It is evident that the Proteas are playing to their strengths with their squad being packed with as many as 6 Ten-over Pacers.
Pakistan aim to make a mark under Babar Azam’s leadership –
Pakistan haven’t played upto their potential in the last few editions of the ODI World Cup and will hope to make a mark this time around with Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan leading the batting front and Shaheen Afridi, Naseem Shah and Haris Rauf forming the fiery and heavily threatening pace trio. Pakistan would be hoping to replicate their performance of the last T20 World Cup, wherein they ended as Runners-up, with the hope of going one-step ahead.
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