Cricket News: 98 days to go for the prestigious T20 World Cup

 Amid the preparation for the upcoming World Cup, the top-tier teams are travelling across various nations, adding to the tournament's excitement. The World Cup's competitive platform brings uncertainty and the anticipation that any team can win on any given day.

The fast Australian playing condition

The surface of Australian wickets is naturally hard because of the dryness in the clay and soil of the tracks. These pitches greatly support batters and fast bowlers regarding their pace and bounce. The bouncy Australian pitches are also supported by extended boundaries making it an ideal condition for fast bowlers to bowl and take wickets. The stadium wicket is also batting-friendly, making it possible for the team batting first to reach scores of 180 to 190 easily. Batting second is a bit challenging; thus, the team winning the toss should choose to bat first. 

An aggressive approach is becoming increasingly familiar with time, and spinners will be taken into remand in Australian grounds, which might also give the team a chance to get early wickets.

Favourites for winning World Cup

The three teams' current performance and team stability stand out from every other 16 shortlisted countries. These teams have the most effective death-over bowlers, best-attacking openers, and world-class finishers. The three teams, Australia, India and England, are the favourites to win the ICC T20 World Cup this year. 

Home Advantage for Australia

Australia will be hoping to defend T20 Trophy and certainly, they will have a home advantage. Big bash league gave a fair idea on the selection of players and Aaron's finch squad would have added advantage over other teams. Pat Cummins, Aaron Finch, and Glenn Maxwell will be key players to watch.

The bench strength of India

The Indian team has unbelievable bench strength, and it is a massive task for the captain to decide to play 11 as everyone from the team performs when given a chance to play. Rohit Sharma, the Indian captain, makes sure to use that bench strength and keeps rotating players according to the situation's demand.

He has only lost 1 match after taking over as India's skipper, which is a glimpse of how great the Indian team has become and shows how well he handles the squad. The team recently defeated England on their home ground, and many matches were one-sided. India made huge totals while the bowlers didn't let the England batsman come close to the target.

England's batting strength

The England team has an outstanding batting line-up who are in good form too. In the last series match against India, a peek was seen as England scored a humongous total of 215 runs even when Bairstow was not present. 

Jos Buttler was in red hot form during IPL, which is the most challenging league; hence the squad can expect a similar performance from him in the upcoming world cup. The destructive batting order of England gives them an edge over other teams regarding the shortest format of the game.