Team India will be up for a challenge when they will partake in the T20 World Cup in the USA and West Indies. After falling short in breaking the ICC title drought at the ODI World Cup, the T20WC will be the team’s best chance to get themselves a title and break the jinx as well.
As the roads lead to the T20 World Cup in June, a former Team India coach has pondered upon the current team’s chances of winning the title this year.
3 Things you need to know
- India won the ODI WC title two times; Once in 1983 and then in 2011
- Rohit Sharma and his team emerged as the runners-up in the ODI World Cup 2023
- India has yet to win a World title since the 2013 Champions Trophy win
Former WC-winning coach opines on Team India’s chances in the 2023 T20 World Cup
Former India coach Gary Kirsten, who led the nation to its last World Cup victory in 2011, feels the current team has what it takes to win another trophy soon.
When asked if India can break the jinx at the upcoming T20 World Cup this year, Kirsten said it is not improbable if India can figure out a way to make things right in the knockout games. He did not, however, specify what exactly the team would need to do.
“Undoubtedly winning the World Cup is within India’s reach and they have the players who are capable of doing that. But there is still a lot that needs to be right to win a World Cup especially those knock-out games where anything can happen,” said the 56-year-old.
Team India players KL Rahul, Virat Kohli, Ravindra Jadeja and Mohammed Shami celebrate after taking a wicket at the ODI World Cup Final | Image: AP