ODI World Cup: The Indian team has seen a unilateral performance in ODI World Cup 2023 so far, Team India has finished first in the points table, winning three matches played so far. At the same time, the path to reach the semi-finals is also considered easy.
Before the ICC ODI World Cup 2023, many cricket experts considered India a strong contender to reach the semi-finals. Team India also proved all right, winning unilaterally in the three matches played so far and finishing first with 6 points in the points table with a better net run rate. The Indian team has so far shown great performance on all fronts of the game under the captaincy of Rohit Sharma So things have not been easy at all during the bout for opposition teams.
Indian team 4 steps away from finishing semi-finals
Stopping them after the way the Indian team has started in this mega event is not going to be an easy task for any team. The advantage of playing at home ground where Team India is getting. At the same time, the form of all the players has also been seen as fantastic. Jaspreet Bumrah has bowled well in all three matches so far. In the top order, apart from India, Captain Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, and KL Rahul have got to see awesome from the bat. The way the Indian team has named the match against Pakistan has also given a message to all other teams.
India now has to play 6 more matches in the league stage, in which they will face teams from Bangladesh, New Zealand, England, Sri Lanka, South Africa and the Netherlands. If Team India manages to win 3 of the next 6 matches and will almost confirm their place in the semi-finals, But if 4 more matches are won, they will qualify for the semi-finals.
New Zealand and South Africa a big challenge
The 2 teams from which the Indian team can get a big challenge in the upcoming matches are New Zealand and the other South African teams. Both have shown a great game so far. The New Zealand team also has 6 points at the moment, but they are in second place due to a slight net run-rate short from India. At the same time, South Africa’s team is in third place with 4 points after winning 2 matches in a row.