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I hope You are correct but we all know India won bilateral series with home advantage .In home indian players has more exoerience than ever before because of IPL.Players like Shreyas Iyer,sanju samson and many players will play good .But in australia its quiet opposite to asian conditions and all am seeing is collapsing batting lineup rohit,kohli and even present sensation suryakumar everyone cant handle easily.I do wish india will play well .
You don't have to take my words for granted, just look at their Bilateral record of the last 2 years. I remember only South African tour where they got outplayed, otherwise, they've won almost everywhere be it tests or LOIs (interestingly most of the time with their B team). Also, I believe that in LOIs home conditions hardly matter anymore, maybe a slight advantage but not so much.
Anyway, they are chokers in ICC tourneys so not expecting much. Having said that new Skipper Rohit is a kinda lucky guy and is considered a lucky charm in T-20 due to his IPL records. Somehow he manages to win trophies.
Overall I'm expecting a tight contest as this format is ridiculously unpredictable. I just hope that they don't shorten the boundaries.
You summarised my views perfectly. India is actually the favorite to win the World Cup in my opinion due to their recent performances in various tournaments across different formats.
IMO Bilaterals and multiple-team competitions are different ball game so don't hold your breath.
@JSRAW I like Dark Horses, NZ looks cool, will do an outright or two and share them here
Kiwis always punch above their weight in ICC tournaments, although this time around they are going through a transition period but they can still surprise everyone so not a bad choice.
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T-20 CWC Prediction Pool 2022