Pakistan’s legendary fast bowler, Wasim Akram has done enormous contributions to world cricket and is well respected as a commentator and a Pundit. Recently, he picked his favorites to win the T20 World Cup and it’s not Pakistan. Despite the fact that Pakistan has produced some talented cricketers in the shortest format of the game, and that what makes Akram’s revelation a shocking one. However, he gave his reasons as well, though they would still not pacify some fans.
In a recent interview with ARY News, Wasim Akram picked four teams as favorites for the tournament. He said, “I suppose, between the main teams, India appear favorites this time. They play the fearless brand of T20 cricket. England is also at the top of the current ladder. I think New Zealand too should be one of the contenders. You never know about the West Indies. If their main players are in, they have a tendency to scare a lot of teams.”
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Wasim Akram further talked about why the Babar Azam-led side has fewer chances of winning the trophy. He said they needed to give more attention to their team combination. That is, in order to select the best possible XI and have a chance at the tournament. This is something that they haven’t been able to do yet.
Akram further explained, “Pakistan needs to work on their team combination and get it right. Obviously, being a Pakistani, I would want my team to win the World Cup. That will be a dream come true for all of us. Especially for the young captain. For that to happen, they need to improve their combination, find the best XI, they can fight. The problem of No. 5 and No. 6 needs to be solved.”
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If the tournament takes place in India, it gives the hosts an advantage surely. They will want to focus on doing the basics right and will be looking to make teh most of the advantage of knowing the conditions really well. This makes a lot of sense to put them as favorites.
