Waqar Younis bats for India to win ODI World Cup 2023

Former Pakistan speedster Waqar Younis reckons that India is one of the strongest lineups for the upcoming Cricket World Cup 2023.

As per Younis, not just Pakistan, but the remaining teams will also find it tough to match India at the showpiece event. Younis pointed out how, apart from having a formidable playing XI, the Men in Blue also have enough firepower on the bench.

“If we only talk about ticking the boxes, then we will see no other team can match India; even Pakistan or any other team will not match India right now because India also have good spinners, not only the spinners who are playing right now in starting XI such as Kuldeep (Yadav), (Ravindra) Jadeja but also they have a strong bench strength,” said Younis during an interview.

“So, if by any chance, they face any injuries, the players who are sitting at the bench can’t be ignored due to their fantastic current form,” he added.

Moreover, Calling Pakistan a weaker team compared to India, the cricketer-turned-commentator mentioned that both teams will have to deal with the additional pressure of playing in front of the Ahmedabad crowd.

“When you will play in Ahmedabad, which has one of the biggest and finest stadiums in the world, you will have to control your nerves and not only Pakistan will be under pressure since it is a weaker team as compared to India but India will be also under pressure because the crowd in the stadium will create pressure on both the teams and that will balance the pressure in the game,” said the former great.