Who Will Win the Cricket World Cup?
It’s not often we see a World Cup in which England are the defending champions. That’s the case in the Cricket World Cup being held in India between 5 October and 19 November? Can they retain their title?
Strong England Squad
England come into this tournament with a squad that is strong in all departments. Ben Stokes has made a triumphant return to international one-day cricket. With batters such as Harry Brook, Johnny Bairstow, Joe Root and Joss Buttler, they can be a match for anyone. They have talented spin bowlers in Rashid and Ali and Mark Wood’s pace could be a vital ingredient. You can get 11/4 at William Hill on them winning the tournament.
New Zealand have been beaten in the last two Cricket World Cup finals. They put up some good performances in their recent ODI series against England. Captain Kane Williamson will miss their first match (against England on October 5) but he’s hoping to be back for the remaining eight group matches. You can get 10/1 at bet365 on New Zealand to finally win the Cricket World Cup.
Hosts in with a great chance
India are the hosts and currently favourites to become world champions. The last three Cricket World Cups have all been won by the host nation. This is likely to be the swansong for legends Rohit Shama and Virat Kohli who have over 530 international caps between them. It’s 9/4 at BetVictor that India’s strong squad can become world champions.
Don’t rule out South Africa becoming world champions. A 3-2 series win over Australia indicates they are a team to look out for and are 8/1 at William Hill.
Australia have won the Cricket World Cup a record five times but not since 2015. It’s never a good idea to dismiss their chances and they are 9/2 with BetVictor.
It promises to be a great tournament and even on foreign soil, England have a squad that can retain the Cricket World Cup.
