Cricket World Cup 2023: 5 Teams that can win tournament title

The ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 is just a few days away and the excitement for the same is slowly reaching its peak. The enthusiasts of the game and even the casual fans have all been speculating which of the 10 participating teams will be crowned champions.

The ICC World Cup 2023 will begin in India from October 5 onwards. There are 10 teams participating in the tournament – India (hosts), England, Australia, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, the Netherlands, Afghanistan, South Africa, New Zealand and Bangladesh.

The tournament will see 48 games played across 10 venues in India with the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad hosting the opening match on October 5 between New Zealand and England and also the final on November 19, 2023.

Here are the 5 teams that can win the Cricket World Cup 2023

5. Pakistan

Pakistan have done really well in multi-nation tournaments in the last two years or so. Under Babar Azam, Pakistan played the semi-final and the final of the last two T20 World Cups respectively. Pakistan also reached the final of the Asia Cup 2022 in UAE. They were also the no.1 ranked ODI team until recently.

The Men in Green have always been considered the dark horses in World Cup tournaments. They are coming into this tournament with a very talented batting lineup which is led by captain Babar Azam, who is reigning supreme at the no.1 spot in ODI batting rankings. He is supported by Mohammad Rizwan, Fakhar Zaman and Iftikhar Ahmed to name a few.

Even on the bowling side of things, Pakistan are well equipped with Shaheen Afridi leading the pace unit with Haris Rauf for support. Hassan Ali and Mohammad Wasim Jr. are the support bowlers. Shadab Khan, the vice-captain, and Mohammad Nawaz will handle the spin duties, with Abrar Ahmed and Usama Mir for the company.