Cricket“IND vs AUS is better than IND vs PAK”- Ganguly’s huge statement ahead of World Cup 2023
The World Cup 2023 schedule was announced earlier this week, the opening match will be played between the 2019 World Cup finalists- England and New Zealand.While team India will start their campaign against Australia on October 8. The Indian team will be aiming to end their ten year wait for the ICC trophy and win this year’s World Cup. The team last won an ICC title in 2013 in the captaincy of MS Dhoni. When India won the ODI World Cup in 2011, it was also under the leadership of Dhoni.
India will face Pakistan on October 15
India will face Pakistan in an epic encounter on October 15 at prestigious Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. The match between the arch-rivals is considered as one of the most hyped games in any tournament but former India captain Sourav Ganguly believes that the clash between these two hasn’t produced much quality over the years. He told Star sports that India has been winning one sided matches against Pakistan for the past few years. Ganguly said “there has been a lot of hype around this match but the quality produced by the matches hasn’t been good as India have been winning one-sided matches consistently. However, Pakistan defeated India for the first time in the T20 World Cup in 2021.
India vs Australia produce better quality- Ganguly
The last clash between India and Pakistan was in the T20 World Cup of 2022. The match went till the very last ball, and India won a thrilling four-wicket win in Melbourne. In the 2021 T20 World Cup, Pakistan defeated India by 10 wickets. Emphasizing further on the same, Ganguly feels that India’s encounter with Australia produces better quality cricket. He said, “India didn’t perform well in the 2021 T20 World Cup, but according to me, India vs Australia will be a better game in the World Cup because of the quality they produce.
Ten teams will be playing in the World Cup 2023
The World Cup 2023 will be hosted by India this year, and there will be 12 venues where the matches will be played. A total of ten teams will be playing against each other, out of which eight have already qualified for the event and two will be decided after the World Cup qualifiers are over. Two-time World Champions West Indies are already knocked out of the qualifiers, and they won’t be playing in the big event this year.
