Teams have begun to arrive in India and the warm-up matches are set to commence on September 29th. The initial practice match will feature South Africa facing Netherlands in Thiruvananthapuram, while Guwahati will host a match between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh, and in Hyderabad, New Zealand will take on Pakistan.
Ten teams are set to participate in the tournament and they will provide entertainment to the fans . As the tournament approaches, former cricketers have made their predictions for the semifinalists. The grand finale of the ICC World Cup 2023 is scheduled for November 19th.
Jacques Kallis has selected India, England, South Africa, and Australia as his semifinal picks. Meanwhile, former Australian captain Aaron Finch has shown confidence in India, Australia, England, and Pakistan.
Chris Gayle shares Aaron Finch’s view and predicts that India, Australia, England, and Pakistan will make it to the ICC World Cup 2023 final. Gautam Gambhir agrees with Gayle on three teams but replaces Pakistan with New Zealand, suggesting that New Zealand, India, Australia, and England will be the semifinalists option for him.
Sunil Gavaskar and Irfan Pathan both came with the same predictions and they picked India, Australia, England, and New Zealand as their picks for the ICC World Cup 2023 semifinals. On the other hand, Muttiah Muralitharan’s selections include India, Pakistan, England, and South Africa as his semifinalists for the tournament.
Jacques Kallis – IND, ENG, SA, AUS
Aaron Finch – IND, ENG, AUS, PAK
Chris Gayle – IND, PAK, ENG, AUS
Gautam Gambhir – ENG, AUS, IND, NZ
Sunil Gavaskar – ENG, AUS, IND, SA
Irfan Pathan – IND, SA, ENG, AUS
Muttiah Muralitharan – IND, PAK, ENG, AUS
Shane Watson – IND, AUS, ENG, PAK
Sanjay Manjrekar – IND, AUS, ENG, NZ
Robin Uthappa – AUS, NZ, IND, PAK
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