The much anticipated ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 is all set to commence on 05th October. Former Australian wicket-keeper batter Adam Gilchrist believes that the two Asian giants India & Pakistan would qualify for Semi Finals. Adam Gilchrist also made a statement on the recently concluded South Africa vs Australia ODI series which the mighty Aussies lost by 3-2.
Australia will have to bring their ‘A’ game against India in the ODI series. With all the senior players back in the mix, we can expect the Aussies to dismantle India’s bowling line up. The speciality of Australia is that they have got innumerable match winners present in the team.
I think India & Pakistan would feature for Semi Finals- Adam Gilchrist
Adam Gilchrist was seen in Ahmedabad at the promotional event. Adam Gilchrist named India, Pakistan, Australia & England as the most likely ones to qualify for ODI WC 2023 semi finalists. Adam Gilchrist pointed out that Aussies would be more acclimatized to the playing conditions as they are all set to play 3 ODI match series against India commencing from 22nd September in India; which would benefit Australia a lot.
“I think India and Pakistan could feature, Australia and England are another two teams, Australia will learn a lot from their efforts in South Africa when they come to India. They have got three games before the World Cup against India. So, they will have a bit more of a full-strength squad there. That might tell us a bit about where they are at,” said Adam Gilchrist.
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It won’t be wrong to say that all the 10 teams are evenly matched even the Dutch i.e. Netherlands. The rise of Dutch cricket is quite encouraging for the associate nations. The Proteas almost missed the direct qualification for ODI WC 2023 but somehow the team clicked during the last couple of series matches against England & Netherlands.
It won’t be a surprise if the island nation perform exceedingly well in the championship as they have got a brilliant spin bowling attack; which can create havoc. All eyes will be on New Zealand, the finalists of ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 who lost the World Cup by a whisker.
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