the marques cricket event, the World Cup of this year is only 99 days away. With each passing day, the excitement is only increasing and cricketing pundits are having friendly banters on the playing XI for each team and predicting who will take the trophy home. Former England skipper Michael Vaughan has also joined the league as he took to micro-blogging site Twitter to predict the two finalists and also the winner.
Vaughan, who played his last ODI in 2007, has predicted that India and England as the finalist of the mega event and he further added that the hosts who will lift their maiden World Cup trophy. India and England are indeed the two strongest teams in the 50-overs format right now. While, India have won the World Cup twice – in 1983 and 2011, while England has never as they say, ” been there and done that”. Their best performances came in 1979, 1987 and 1992 when they ended as the runner-ups.
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Former English skipper’s tweet read: “100 days till England go about Winning the World Cup … Beating India in the final is my prediction … !!!!,”
100 days till England go about Winning the World Cup … #Hublot @hublot … Beating India in the final is my prediction … !!!! #HublotLovesCricket #Lords https://t.co/OdoiSkXt6L
— Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan) February 19, 2019
Some of the India fans were quick to comment on the Tweet, saying that Indians are the hot favorites to lift the silverware. A fan replied, “Wrong prediction Mr. Vaughan ,this is the correct prediction ,India beat England in the finals, KOHLI will be the hero”.
Wrong prediction Mr. Vaughan ,this is the correct prediction ,India beat England in the finals, KOHLI will be the hero.
— karthik chintha (@karthik_chintha) February 19, 2019
Another fan replied, “Michael, its morning. You can wake up now”.
Michael, its morning. You can wake up now.
— Ricky (@ricky703ca) February 20, 2019
England will lock horns with the Windies in a five-match ODI series in the latter’s home, while India will play a T20I and ODI series against Australia at home. This is the last international assignments for both the teams ahead of the marquee event. England women’s team beat the Indian women’s team in the World Cup in 2017, and their male counterparts will be looking to avenge the defeat this time around if India and their former colonizers meet in the finals. The quadrennial event begins on May 30 and England will be eager to end their trophy-drought.
