The T20 World Cup 2021 is scheduled to be commencing on October 17 later year in the United Arab Emirates and Oman. West Indies are the defending champions and they have already won the coveted trophy twice. Recently, Indian wicket-keeper batsman, Dinesh Karthik has predicted that England will be hot favorites to win the T20 World Cup this time around.

There is no doubt that England has mastered the art of playing a fearless brand of cricket in the shortest format of the game. Dinesh Karthik feels England will enter the tournament as the favorites and lift the coveted trophy for the second time. He made the prediction during a candid chat with cricketer-turned-analyst Isa Guha and West Indies cricketer Darren Sammy.

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During the chat, Dinesh Karthik said, “If you remove my bias for India because that is where I am from and ask me to do something else, I would put England at the top of the run there.” 

Dinesh Karthik went on to add saying that England has been one of the most consistent teams in T20Is. This is precisely the reason why he feels England would win the title.

Dinesh Karthik added, “The brand of cricket that they have played. They have consistently shown other countries how to play this format right from ball one. They have shown it through 50 overs but more so in T20s. But also, a well-oiled team can do with a solid captain Morgan.” 

England’s limited-overs skipper, Eoin Morgan has been going through a rough patch recently, but Karthik reckons that Morgan will perform when the team will need him the most. 

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Dinesh Karthik explained, “He [Eoin Morgan] has not got as many runs as he would like with the bat but I am sure when it matters, I am sure he will stand up for them.”