India batting legend Sunil Gavaskar has stated that he wishes the Indian team wins both the ICC World Test Championship final and the ODI World Cup which is slated to be held this year. India hasn't won any ICC trophy since 2013 and lost the final of the last cycle of the WTC to New Zealand in England.
India are one step away from qualifying for the final of the ICC WTC 2023 as they need to win one more Test in the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy series against Australia at home and will host the ODI World Cup in October-November later this year.
Speaking to Sportstar, Gavaskar said: “When you see a champion being felicitated, you also want to be one. And when your athletes are improving their personal bests, that is when you know everything is on the right track. There are two titles that I’d like the Indian men’s team to win — one is the World Test Championship and the ODI World Cup is the other."
Furthermore, Gavaskar wanted the team to bring Asia Cup back to India as well. The tournament is slated to be held in September, though the venue is yet to be finalized.
“There is, of course, the Asia Cup in between these two. If that comes back to India, nothing quite like it,” said Gavaskar.
He also spoke about the upcoming India v Australia semi-final clash in the ongoing ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2023, which will be played in Cape Town on February 23. He mentioned that it will be a big boost to Indian women’s cricket if they can also beat Australia and win the trophy.
Gavaskar said: "Australia has been a stumbling block for quite a while. The women’s team will need that one big win like the men’s squad in 2018-19 in Australia. If the Indian women manage to get past the Aussies and go on to win the World Cup, it will be a big boost.”
(Sportstar inputs)
