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World Cup win is not very far now, India's star all-rounder Deepti Sharma declared after the team's record-extending seventh Women's Asia Cup title triumph on Saturday. Barring an aberration against Pakistan that came courtesy some bizarre planning and experiments, the Harmanpreet Kaur-led side ruled the roost in the continental T20 tournament.
England and India are among the teams bidding to take Australia’s crown as the Twenty20 World Cup begins on Sunday.
Kane Williamson, who says they "don't really have a choice in what people call" the last edition's runner-up team heading into the T20 World Cup. New Zealand reached the final of the T20 World Cup in the UAE last year where they lost to Australia. After losing the 2019 World Cup by the smallest of margins to England, New Zealand went on to win the inaugural ICC Test Championship title, beating India in the final last year.
Pakistan had the ideal dress rehearsal for the T20 World Cup as the Babar Azam-led side defeated New Zealand in the final of the T20I tri-series on Friday at the Hagley Oval in Christchurch. While all the focus was on star batters Babar and Mohammad Rizwan, it was Mohammad Nawaz who inspired Pakistan with an all-round show. With Pakistan set to face arch-rivals India in their opening match at the T20 World Cup, Nawaz spoke in detail about his journey, and how the team has been gearing up for the blockbuster clash.
After playing a couple of practice matches in Perth, the Rohit Sharma-led Team India arrived in Brisbane on Saturday. Team India will play two warm-up game at the Gabba in Brisbane, against Australia and New Zealand, respectively. The Board of Control for Cricket in India took to Twitter and posted a video of the Indian team's journey to Brisbane. In the video, the players can be seen greeting fans and giving autographs. "Touchdown Brisbane," the BCCI captioned the video on Twitter.
Former Pakistan captain Shoaib Malik said that he has no problem with anyone, despite being overlooked for the upcoming T20 World Cup in Australia. Malik played an integral part in Pakistan's excellent run in the T20 World Cup last year, which ended with a defeat in the semi-final to eventual champions Australia. His exclusion from the T20 World Cup squad has been one of the talking points, especially with Pakistan's current middle-order under the scanner. However, Malik said he has no problem with anyone while backing the current squad.
The lack of favourites tag doesn't bother New Zealand captain Kane Williamson, who says they "don't really have a choice in what people call" the last edition's runner-up team heading into the T20 World Cup. New Zealand reached the final of the T20 World Cup in the UAE last year where they lost to Australia. After losing the 2019 World Cup by the smallest of margins to England, New Zealand went on to win the inaugural ICC Test Championship title, beating India in the final last year. However, despite their consistency in recent years, an ICC title in limited overs cricket remains elusive.
MELBOURNE: England captain Jos Buttler is happy with his team's preparation but tipped champions Australia as the favourites to win the Twenty20 World Cup on home soil, in comments to the media on Saturday.