Former Indian head coach Ravi Shastri believes that the Indian team possesses the capabilities to emerge victorious in the upcoming T20 World Cup. The upcoming T20 World Cup is scheduled to take place in the West Indies and the USA in June next year.
Shastri said that the management needs some time to build the Indian ODI side for the upcoming 50-over World Cup. However, he feels that they have a core team for the upcoming T20I World Cup and they are the prime contender to grab the trophy.
While having a conversation with the reporters at Wankhede Stadium, Shastri said, “I see India winning a World Cup very soon. It might not be a 50-overs (one) that easily because you have to again rebuild the side, but in 20-overs cricket, the very next one India will be very serious challengers because you have got the nucleus, it’s a shorter format of the game. Your focus should be on that.”
Talking about the performance of team India in the recently concluded 2023 ODI World Cup, Shastri feels that Rohit Sharma and company have been incredible in the tournament, they just missed it on a crucial final match day.
“I think it was fabulous. To be honest, it still hurts from the outside, that we could not win the cup because we were the strongest team. The way the bowling stood up towards the mid-stage of the tournament, you thought they had a great, great chance. But then nothing comes easy – even the great man Sachin Tendulkar had to wait (for) six World Cups to win one. You don’t win World Cups (easily), to win a World Cup you have got to be damn good on that big day. What you did earlier does not count.”
