The Team India team captained by Rohit Sharma that will compete in the 2023 World Cup has earned praise from former captain of India MS Dhoni for its excellence. In response to a question on India’s prospects of taking home the title, he made hints that they had the team to compete all the way through.
So far, in the 2023 World Cup, the Men in Blue stand unbeaten. Their journey started impressively with a triumph over Australia, securing the game by six wickets in Chennai. Since then, they have continued their winning streak, beating Afghanistan by 8 wickets, Pakistan by 7 wickets, Bangladesh also by 7 wickets, and not to forget their victory over New Zealand which they won by 4 wickets.
The Men in Blue savored their first victory over the Kiwis in ICC events since 2003 – an unforgettable triumph that’s been a long time coming. Many critics are now tipping Team India as the hot favorites to hoist the 2023 World Cup trophy.
At a Thursday event, MS Dhoni was questioned about it and gave this response:
“It’s a very good team. Bohot accha balance hai team ka. Harlog acha khel rahe hain (The team’s balance is extremely good. All the players are playing well). So everything is looking very good. Isse zyada main kuch nahi bolunga, baaki samajhdaar ko ishara kaafi hai (I won’t say anything more than this. For the wise, the signal is enough).”
MS Dhoni
The next game for India in the 2023 ODI World Cup will be an exciting face-off with defending winners, England. This eagerly anticipated match will be held at the renowned Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow, coming Sunday.
They have upcoming matches against Sri Lanka and South Africa. They’ll be playing Sri Lanka at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on the 2nd of November, and then they’ll take on South Africa at Eden Gardens in Kolkata on the 5th of November.
India’s final group match in the 2023 World Cup is set to take place against the Netherlands. This exciting clash will happen at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on November 12th.
MS Dhoni was the last Indian captain to win a World Cup
MS Dhoni knows a thing or two about World Cup victory. He was the Indian captain when India won the ODI World Cup for the final time in 2011 at home.
India defeated Sri Lanka by six wickets in the final in Mumbai’s Wankhede Stadium, chasing a 275-run mark. MS Dhoni took the lead and was named Player of the Match for his 91* off 79 balls.
India reached the World Cup semi-finals in 2015 and 2019, but lost to Australia and New Zealand, respectively.