An Overview
The epic battle of the ICC cricket world cup 2023 will be fought from October to November 2023. The tournament is not going to be a piece of cake as the top 10 teams will clash against each other for the mighty world cup. This blog will take you on a journey where we will be looking at some of the potential winners of the 2023 Cricket world cup.
The following factors will be considered in this blog to predict the top 5 potential winners
Playing Conditions – Pitches, Climate, and Other Factors
Past records
Players and bench strength – Overall Team Strength
Recent Performance
To select the top 4 teams, we will go through the past records, recent performances, overall team strength, and playing conditions. And based on these four parameters, we have chosen the top 4 teams that are most likely to win the cricket world cup 2023.
Before getting into that, please go through the below-attached table where you’ll find the details of the cricket world cup winners till 2019.
Cricket World Cup Winners
| Year/World | Winner Team |
|---|---|
| 1975 | West Indies |
| 1979 | West Indies |
| 1983 | India |
| 1987 | Australia |
| 1992 | Pakistan |
| 1996 | Sri Lanka |
| 1999 | Australia |
| 2003 | Australia |
| 2007 | Australia |
| 2011 | India |
| 2015 | Australia |
| 2019 | England |
| 2023 | TBD |
Now, the question comes, who will be the winner of the cricket world cup 2023?
Well, nobody knows. But, we can predict some of the best of the best teams that could potentially win the 2023 cricket world cup. Here are the four teams:-
| Team | What makes them the best of the best/ criteria |
|---|---|
| India | Playing/Home Conditions, past records and Team Strength |
| Australia | Past Records , Team Strength and Current performance |
| England | Current performance and Team Strength |
| New Zealand | Current performance and past records |
Before we get into details, kindly find the latest team-wise ODI rankings in the below-attached table. Based on this list, we have selected teams that are doing pretty well in ODIs.
| Ranking | Team |
|---|---|
| 1 | New Zealand |
| 2 | England |
| 3 | India |
| 4 | Pakistan |
| 5 | Australia |
Now, let’s delve deeper into the top 4 teams that we have selected and what makes them the best claimant for the 2023 cricket world cup.
India
Playing/Home Conditions that could help India
The tournament will be held in India which means the Indian players will have an extra advantage in their home conditions. It becomes quite impossible to win against India in the Indian subcontinent. The Indian team would be familiar with its pitches and playing conditions which would eventually help them to take better decisions during the tournament. India always dominates the series that is played in India and the same thing could happen in the cricket world cup 2023.
Team Strength
Team strength includes experience, quality players and their form, player combinations, and more. The Indian team for the upcoming cricket World cup has not been selected yet, however, there are quite a few big players that are most likely to be part of the tournament. The list contains the name of Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Rishabh Pant, Ravinder Javeda, and Jaspreet Bumrah. Other than these players, there are some other players as well that have recently become part of the Indian team. These are young players full of talent and potential which would help India to win the cricket world cup 2023.
Past Records
Not only did India win two cricket world cups, but it also reached the playoffs many times. However, they could not make it all the time and had gone through some downs. The Indin side became the world champion in 1983 for the very first time when they registered a historic victory over the deadly west indies. After, winning the 1st ODI world cup, it took 28 years to win the 2nd time although they made theirs to the finals of the 2003 and 1996 world Cups.
India may not have won many world cups like Australia but it has made its way to the playoffs (quarter, semi, and finals) many times. It indeed shows the potential of the Indian side.
Australia
Australia does not need an introduction as it has dominated world cricket for more than 3 decades. We have picked up the Australia side based on its past/recent performance and overall team strength. The mighty Australians have known for the spectacular and remarkable records that they have made in the history of the cricket world cup. Now let’s look at the parameters on the basis of which we have selected Australia in our list.
Unbelievable Past Records
Australia is the only team in the world that has won the most world cup so far. The biggest reason behind it is that they always have world-class players who would adapt to the situation. Australia won the cricket world cup in 1987, 1999, 2003, 2007, and 2015. This is the reason why Australia is one of the strongest sides that could win the world cup in 2023.
Recent Records and overall team strength
Australia is currently standing at number 5 in the ICC ODI ranking which does not match its reputation. However, has won some of the bilateral series that have been played over the last few months. This is not only the case, they have their best possible squad available at the moment. The team includes Steve Smith, David Warner, Marnus Labuschagne, Shaun Marsh Matthew Wade, etc. These are highly talented and reputed players in world cricket and thus, they provide a strong back strength to the Australian side.
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