World Cup 2023 is going to be played in India, and all the Indian fans must be expecting India to win the World Cup just like they won in 2011. The conditions are completely similar this time because even in 2011, the world cup was played in India. There are two sides of being a host. One is that you have the advantage of the home conditions. Second is the pressure of playing at home. In 2011, India was able to capitalize on the benefits of playing at home.
Strategies to build a World Cup team:
Winning the world cup is certainly not as easy as it looks from the outside because most players are different in every world cup. Only a few are able to retain their position in the next world cup. But the winning strategy is the same most of the time. You can see some below.
2. Dependable and aggressive openers
Getting a good start either while setting a target or chasing is very important. That mainly sets the momentum of the game. No doubt, in the 2011 World Cup, India got several good starts because of Sachin and Sehwag, which set the tone of the match.
2.Strong Middle order
Indian cricket team has always been known to have a strong middle order. It is important because openers are not going to give a good start 10 out of 10 times. So, when the opening partnership breaks down early, it is the middle order that is going to bring stability.
3.Reliable opening bowlers
Just like in batting, the opening is also important in bowling. If the team is able to get early wickets of the opposition, then your team has won half of the match. It doesn’t matter how many runs you score. You need 10 wickets to win the match.
4.At least one all-rounder
In the 2011 world cup, Yuvraj Singh won the award of ‘Man of the Tournament.’ That was because of his all-round performance. This clearly shows the importance of the all-rounders. Even in the 1983 World Cup, the captain Kapil Dev was himself an all-rounder. An all-rounder can certainly help you to save the losing game.
So, to build up a world cup winning team, a captain needs to ensure that he has followed the strategies that are given above. That will certainly set the team to sail to the victory.
