Last Updated: October 22, 2023, 12:32 IST
India have began the world cup with 4 victories in a row. (AP Photo)
Led by Rohit Sharma, India are one of many favourites to win the ICC ODI World Cup 2023.
India have made a robust begin to their bid to win a third ODI World Cup having gained all their 4 matches to this point. They began the event by beating five-time champions Australia earlier than brushing apart Afghanistan.
India then squared off with Pakistan and ended up profitable the one-sided contest after which made it 4 out of 4 by outclassing Bangladesh.
India final gained the ODI World Cup in 2011 once they have been the host and former New Zealand cricketer Ross Taylor reckons that enjoying at dwelling makes the Rohit Sharma-led aspect favourites to win the title.
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“India in their home conditions are a different beast and they have started unsurprisingly strongly – I see them as favourites to win the competition at this stage…,” Taylor wrote in his column for the ICC.
So far, India have clicked as a unit with gamers performing throughout departments.
“Jasprit Bumrah has led the attack brilliantly, Kuldeep Yadav and Ravi Jadeja are bowling really nicely and their top three (batters) have been fantastic for a long time,” Taylor wrote.
“You can’t expect your top three to score runs all the time but they also now seem to have found a nice combination at four and five with Shreyas Iyer and KL Rahul,” he added.
Taylor then touched upon New Zealand’s spectacular report in opposition to India in ICC occasions.
“New Zealand have a strong recent record against India, having not lost this fixture at an ICC event for 20 years,” Taylor wrote.
“I’m not sure quite what explains why New Zealand keep beating India at these tournaments but if you talk to a lot of Indian supporters, New Zealand are their second favourite team – maybe that has something to do with it, who knows?!” he added.
It was New Zealand that ended India’s run on the 2019 ODI World Cup in England on the semi-final stage. And then in addition they acquired the higher of India in the ultimate of the inaugural ICC World Test Championship too.
