There are almost six months left for the blockbuster 2023 World Cup to begin in India. England will go into the match as the defending champions. But all eyes will be on the Rohit Sharma-led side, who have been asked to emulate what MS Dhoni and his men did 12 years ago. But former England captain Michael Vaughan has blasted the Indian side with the “underachiever” tag and hinted at snatching them from the title favorites list.
Vaughan tweeted –
“India are a team under achieving so much in White ball cricket .. They have so much talent & depth .. 6 months away from a home World Cup & along way off from winning it at the moment .. #INDvAUS.”
A recent series loss at home against Australia has has led to serious concerns on the Indian team with Vaughan brutally attacking the side, calling them “underachieving in white-ball cricket”.
He had earlier said this when India had lost in the 2022 T20 World Cup and earlier editions. The veteran England cricketer believes that the Rohit-led team is far away from winning the title at the moment.
Earlier last week, in an interview with Khaleej Times, Vaughan had in fact hailed England as the favourites for the World Cup –
“I have to say that England are the favourites even if it’s in conditions that you know is little bit different to what it was in 2019 when they won the World Cup (in England). They (England) have got good spin options.”
Vaughan added – “They have got good players who play spin nicely. They have got good variations with the seam bowlers, Jofra Archer coming back (from injury) is huge. And Mark Wood is bowling at 90 miles per hour. So I think England have got the experience.”
