ODI World Cup 2023: Now only a few days are left for the Mahakumbh of cricket to begin in India. For the first time, India is organizing the ODI World Cup alone. This time a total of 10 teams are participating in the World Cup and all have reached India. At the same time, discussion has also started regarding which four teams are considered to be the strong contenders to reach the semi-finals. Meanwhile, 10 greats, including Jacques Kallis and Irfan Pathan, chose their teams to reach the 4 semi-finals. The one team that was common in all these was India.
The current form of the Indian team has been quite impressive in the last few months in the ODI format. After winning the title of Asia Cup 2023, Team India also won the series against Australia on its own soil by 2-1. At present the Indian team is at number-1 position in the ICC ODI rankings. During the World Cup, Team India will definitely get the advantage of home conditions and that is why according to all the experts, the Indian team will be successful in making its place in the semi-finals.
See here which team the 10 greats chose for the semi-finals.
Gautam Gambhir – England, Australia, India, New Zealand
Irfan Pathan – India, England, South Africa, Australia
Muttiah Muralitharan – India, England, Australia, Pakistan
Aaron Finch – India, England, Australia, Pakistan
Sanjay Manjrekar- India, Australia, England, New Zealand
Chris Gayle – India, England, Australia, Pakistan
Robin Uthappa – India, Australia, Pakistan, New Zealand
Sunil Gavaskar – England, Australia, India, South Africa
Jacques Kallis – India, England, South Africa, Australia
Shane Watson – India, Australia, England, Pakistan
Five veterans chose Pakistan for the semi-finals
Apart from India, Pakistan team also one day world cup I can do great wonders. The biggest reason for this is the team’s excellent bowling attack along with the presence of a big batting player in the form of captain Babar Azam. Despite this, only 5 out of these 10 stalwarts chose Pakistan as a contender to reach the semi-finals. This includes the names of Shane Watson, Chris Gayle, Robin Uthappa, Muttiah Muralitharan and Aaron Finch.
Also read…
