As the World Cup is gaining momentum and attraction from all over the world, cricket analysts, experts and former legends have been sending in their predictions for the T20 World Cup semi-finalists and finalists.
Let’s take a close look at the ‘Crowning Glory: T20 World Cup 2024 champion prediction from the legends.
Former English players’ prediction for the T20 World Cup champion
Nasser Hussain and Eoin Morgan, England cricket greats have revealed their top picks for this year’s tournament champion.
Despite England being the defending champion, both Morgan and Hussain believe that their home team will not be able to win the title this year.
When asked to name the team that will most-likely win the T20 World Cup 2024, Morgan said: “I think India but I would love England to win it and I hope West Indies can have a good run too. India are favorites for me. If you look at the quality they have on paper, if they produce their best form they can, they can beat anybody quite well in the tournament.”
Team India won the first T20 World Cup championship but they have failed to lift the trophy again ever since despite hosting the biggest T20 league in the world.
Hussain has chosen the obvious favorite Australia to lift their second title and become champions in all three formats following their 50-over World Cup win and World Test Championship victory in 2023.
“I’m going with Australia, I think they will get the three,” the ex-England captain said.
Watch and follow the T20 World Cup 2024 closely at tapmad to know which expert’s predictions were right.
Brian Lara makes a unique prediction for the T20 World Cup 2024
Brian Lara has included two Asian sides in his prediction for this tournament’s semi-finalists alongwith defending champions England and his home team West Indies.
Former batting legend thinks underdog Afghanistan will take the world by surprise and become one of the four semi-finalists leaving behind strong sides like Pakistan, Australia, Sri Lanka, New Zealand, and Bangladesh.
Which team will most likely win the World Cup?
On a TV show, ten cricket experts from different countries were gathered and asked about their predictions for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup champion.
Not so surprisingly, India was the only team that made it to all ten experts list, thereby becoming the most likely team to lift the CWC 2024 trophy.
Here’s a complete list of the predictions made by the following former legends:
Ambati Rayudu: India, England, New Zealand, South Africa
Brian Lara: India, England, West Indies, Afghanistan
Paul Collingwood: India, England, Australia, West Indies
Sunil Gavaskar: India, England, Australia, West Indies
Chris Morris: India, South Africa, Pakistan, Australia
Matthew Hayden: India, England, Australia, South Africa
Aaron Finch: India, Australia, England, West Indies
Mohammad Kaif: India, England, Australia, Pakistan
Tom Moody: India, England, Australia, South Africa
S.Sreesanth: India, England, Australia, Pakistan
Only Mohammad Kaif, S. Sreesanth, and Chris Morris included Pakistan in their semi-finalists prediction.