Eoin Morgan, the captain of England that won the 2019 World Cup, listed his favourites for the 2023 tournament and discussed his expectations for India, the hosts.
Since England and Wales hosted the previous ODI cricket event four years ago, there have been a lot of changes to the sport. Eoin Morgan, who retired from international cricket in 2022, is one of the primary architects of that mental shift and the captain of England, the winners of the previous edition. Morgan will watch the 2023 tournament from the stands. Morgan led an England side that reinvented itself to become a white-ball powerhouse, and their exciting 2019 final victory over New Zealand sets a high bar for all other teams playing in India this year.
Since England and Wales hosted the previous ODI cricket event four years ago, there have been a lot of changes to the sport. Eoin Morgan, who retired from international cricket in 2022, is one of the primary architects of that mental shift and the captain of England, the winners of the previous edition. Morgan will watch the 2023 tournament from the stands. Morgan led an England side that reinvented itself to become a white-ball powerhouse, and their exciting 2019 final victory over New Zealand sets a high bar for all other teams playing in India this year.
Morgan is regarded as one of the greatest white-ball captains of all time because of the way he led England’s comeback in the format. Under his leadership, the team went from being the World Cup losers in 2015 to world champions and possibly the best limited-overs team in modern cricket in just four years by playing an extremely attacking style of cricket that maximised their batting depth and power hitting. Furthermore, England is currently the reigning T20 World Cup champion.
Morgan selects his 2023 World Cup favourites
Before the ICC 2023 World Cup, it was noted that while ODIs are becoming less common, the World Cup is still the ultimate competition in sports. During a WION interview, Morgan made clear.
“When it comes to the business end of the tournament, I have no doubt England will be there, I have no doubt India will be there. And the other teams I would probably see potentially lifting the trophy are Australia and Pakistan, two very very strong teams, and two contenders when it comes to big competitions.”
“They have a lot of talent to work with. Playing cricket in India, particularly the 50-over format, you need to have all bases covered, and I would say those teams do,” continued Morgan.
These four teams are among the best; Australia and England have the talent at every position to keep them just ahead of New Zealand and South Africa, while Pakistan and India naturally benefit from the favourable conditions.
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