After 29 years, ICC tournament is being organized in Pakistan. The whole country should celebrate this … These words are of Pakistan captain Mohammad Rizwan, who came to the media on Tuesday on the eve of the match between Pakistan and New Zealand. Pakistan is hosting the ICC Champions Trophy this time. This tournament is taking place in the hybrid model, as the Indian team has refused to visit Pakistan for security reasons. Even before the start of this tournament, fans got to see uncertainty, dramaticness and enthusiasts behind the curtain. But now the fans will get to see full thrill for the next three weeks.
In this tournament, which is considered as difficult as the World Cup, eight teams will try hard for the title and will be trying to write a golden chapter of their cricket history. Many problems came in the event of this tournament being held after eight years. In the midst of the ongoing debate on the relevance of ODI cricket, it was also a challenge to establish the importance of this tournament. It was difficult to make a place for this somewhere in the struggle of the popularity of T20 cricket and commitment for Test format.
Rarely, there was so much land political tension in any cricket event, the stubbornness of two administrative boards of two important participants and the preparations for the host stadiums. This made the memories of the nineties fresh when cricket in the subcontinent seemed like a party in a hurry. But once the captains of Pakistan and New Zealand descend for the toss of the first match, all these things outside the field will be marginalized.
Pakistan last won the title in 2017 and would have two -way pressure on it. How Mohammad Rizwan & Co. will face the pressure of the audience in domestic situation, it will be a matter to be seen. Pakistan is not in Asana Group and the host has no scope to make a mistake. This time all eight teams are divided into two groups of four each. All teams will play three matches in the league stage and then two teams who are on top of the group will qualify for the semi -finals.
This time, apart from the team equations, the players will also have an eye on the first name of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli. Both the giants of modern cricket are at the last stop of their career and would like to leave with victory. Rohit and Kohli are not seen in the Indian ODI team after the Champions Trophy. Playing poorly here can affect his future in Test cricket. At the same time, the failure of failure in the Champions Trophy can also fall on coach Gautam Gambhir.
Gambhir may have got transient relief from the good performance in the domestic series against England, but the defeat at the hands of New Zealand and Australia cannot be forgotten so soon. In such a situation, the ICC title can become a big support for them. The Indian team has also not won any ODI title after the 2013 Champions Trophy under the captaincy of Mahendra Singh Dhoni.
The Indian team will land as a strong contender for the title but a poor performance of a session or a moment can spoil all the equations. Like in the 2023 World Cup final, the Indian team finally came under pressure after his best performance throughout the tournament. The Australian team has come without their leading fast bowlers Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood but they have batsmen to meet the needs of ODI format.
Some of the leading players of England dominate the growing age and poor form. But Jose Butler, Joe Root and Liam Livingstone may be expected to perform the same familiar performance at one time or young players like Harry Brook and Ben Docket can make a new way. New Zealand has also landed with new players after the retirement of Trent Bolt and Tim Saudi. Kane Williamson is Trumpcard and is expected to give New Zealand the first ICC title.
South Africa won the ICC Nockout Trophy in 1998 but recently won the title and would like to fulfill this shortage. Similarly, Pakistan can prove to be dangerous if Pakistan gets overwhelmed by being passionate about the match against India and does not accept the last fort. He has a high -grade faster attack and a batsman like Fakhar Jaman and Salman Ali Aga.
Afghanistan’s victory is no longer considered to be upset. Rashidkhan, Ajmatullah Umarjai and Rahmanullah Gurbaz, the best ODI cricketer of the ICC year, are with him. On the other hand, Bangladesh has reversed in the 2007 ODI World Cup and would like to repeat it.
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