Former Indian captain Sourav Ganguly has made a big prediction about the upcoming World Cup 2023. He has named the 5 teams that are strong contenders to grab this ICC title. Ganguly has placed hosts India, defending champions England, Australia, New Zealand and Pakistan among these teams. Let us tell you that the World Cup 2023 will start from October 5 with the first match to be played between England and New Zealand. This match will be played at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. Team India will begin their campaign in this tournament on October 8 against Australia. The final match of World Cup 2023 will be played on November 19.
Cricket pundits are making their own predictions about the top-4 teams for World Cup 2023, but Ganguly has declared not four but 5 teams as contenders to win the World Cup. However, these 5 teams do not have the name of a legendary team like South Africa.
In an event, the former Indian captain said, ‘I think Australia will be at the forefront of these top-5 teams. Meanwhile England and Pakistan will also be watched. You can’t ignore New Zealand. But if you ask me about my top 5 right now it’s Australia, England, New Zealand, India and Pakistan.
Ganguly also said that India should field left-handed batsman Tilak Verma at number four if Shreyas Iyer is not available for the 2023 World Cup.
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Ganguly said, ‘Who said we don’t have an option for number four. We have many batsmen who can play down the order. I think differently, I see differently. This is a great team. Tilak Verma is also an option as he is a left-handed batsman.
Verma made his T20 debut with a 22-ball 39 against the West Indies and scored 51 and 49 in the next two matches.
Ganguly said, ‘Tilak is an excellent young cricketer. He doesn’t have much experience but that doesn’t matter. I would also like to see Yashaswi Jaiswal in the top order. He has immense talent and plays fearlessly. This is a great team.