India’s latest major ICC prize was the Champions prize, which they won in 2013.
Over ten years have passed since India emerged victorious in an ICC competition. They were near on several occasions: they were among the ones who qualified for the T20 World Cup finals in 2014, the Champions Trophy in 2017, the World Test Championship in 2021 and 2023, and most recently, the ODI World Cup final. The fans were devastated when they were only able to win a silver in these competitions.
Former India coach Gary Kirsten, though, is optimistic that the Men in Blue will soon win a world championship. India isn’t far behind Australia in their skill of winning trophies, he said. Australia has mastered it. According to the 56-year-old, the team captained by Rohit Sharma has the appropriate players in the mix, and he anticipates that they will do well in the major tournament knockout stages.
I believe that winning a World Cup is quite difficult. Australia most likely mastered that more than any other nation, but India’s breadth in cricket gives it the ability to fight at the greatest level for glory and World Cup triumph. The Times of India cited Kirsten as adding, “I wouldn’t be surprised if they secure a few victories soon.”
India has the players and the ability to win the World Cup, without a doubt. To win a World Cup, though, a lot of things still need to go perfectly, particularly in the knockout stages where anything can happen, he continued.
I’m only concerned because bilateral series can occasionally become irrelevant: Kristen
In support of the triangular or quadrangular series to save ODI cricket, the former South Africa international noted that bilaterals might occasionally lose their significance. Kirsten continued by saying that he hoped to see a global champion each year, something that a point system could help with.
“I just worry that sometimes bilateral series become irrelevant, even though I love the three and four team tournaments.” A yearly world-champion ODI team would be amazing. Maybe based on a point system or however they put it up, that would be entertaining, but Kirsten believed that the competition was the most important factor.
