The legendary cricketer Sunil Gavaskar believes that dealing with Australia in the primary match will profit staff India in the ICC ODI World Cup 2023. ICC not too long ago launched the detailed schedule for the mega event beginning on October 5 in India. The hosts will open their marketing campaign in a conflict in opposition to the present no.1 ODI facet Australia in Chennai on October 8.
Last version’s finalists England and New Zealand will face off in the curtain raiser match at Ahmedabad’s Narendra Modi Stadium. Normally a number nation performs in the ICC event opener, however the Men in Blue will wait for match No. 5 to enter the marquee event.
Gavaskar feels that dealing with a robust staff like Australia will enhance their confidence. He additionally added that even when India loses the opening sport then they may get probabilities to carry out higher in opposition to weaker groups later in the event.Â
“Absolutely. It would have been even more difficult if you were to play Australia in a must-win last match. I feel it is always an advantage to play against the good teams first,” Gavaskar mentioned to Star Sports. “If you don’t get a good result, you have chances later. If you probably play against some weak team later, you will know what you need to do against them and with what margin you need to win.”
The former Indian captain identified India’s 1983 World Cup marketing campaign, the place they beat the reigning champions and event favorites West Indies in their opening sport and went on to win the maiden ICC title at Lord’s.Â
“In 1983 we played the first match against the West Indies. They were the defending champions and we defeated them. It was a two-day game because it had rained and the play resumed on the next day. There also we registered a win. The self-confidence increased because of that as till then our performance in World Cups wasn’t anything special. We hadn’t won even one match until then,” Gavaskar added.
