Vaibhav Tripathi
Gautam Gambhir, a 2011 World Cup winner, has emphasized that India’s path to winning the upcoming World Cup hinges on conquering the strong Australian team.
“Look, I have always said this, and there is no doubt in this, that if you want to win the World Cup, then you have to beat Australia. In 2007, when we won the World Cup, we defeated Australia in the semifinal. In 2011, when we won the World Cup, we beat Australia in the quarterfinal.
“Australia is the strongest team in any ICC tournament. Remove the ranking, ranking does not matter. You can be in any position in the rankings, but Australia, when it comes to those big tournaments, the World Cups, I think Australia has got the players, they have got the self-belief, Australia has the ability to play those big moments really well,” Gambhir told Star Sports.
“I believe that if we have to win the World Cup this year, Australia is going to be the most important game, and we start against Australia, so there is nothing better than that. So, beating Australia is very, very important.” he added.
India and Australia will cross swords in the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 on October 8 at Chennai’s MA Chidambaram Stadium.