Indian spinner Ravichandran Ashwin ridiculed the report saying the team’s 10-year trophy drought in the ICC events and said we are a strong team and has a great chance this time.
Ashwin Said:
“India is a strong team except for a few factors, India has a great chance this time around. In fact, we went into the 2019 World Cup as strong favourites. But all the teams have had equal chances during every ICC event. If you ask me, any cricket match starts 50:50. But India do start as favourites ahead of this 2023 World Cup,” Ashwin said on his YouTube channel.
“Of course, the whole social media buzz will be about whether India will be able to get an ICC trophy. We have been following this theme for so many years now asking, “Can India end the ICC Trophy drought?” If you ask me, this is ridiculous, guys,” he said.
“But one thing that I wished for when it comes to the timing of the tournament didn’t materialize. I wanted all the games to start at 11.30 AM or 12 PM to completely negate the dew factor. See, this World Cup will take place in October”.
“Will there be a chance of dew during this time? Usually, the World Cup won’t take place during this period. Even in 2011, it took place just before the summer. It started in Feb and ended in the first week of April and later, we had the IPL that year,” he added.